The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 3 March 2026 ·Papers: Papers: Regulations, Reports and Orders Tabled

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The Prime Minister presented regulations under Section 71 of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2469/02, and moved that they be referred to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development, which was agreed to. She also tabled a presidential proclamation under the Essential Public Services Act and indicated she would check whether the regulations should also be referred to the Committee on Public Finance if that is the established practice.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I present the Regulations made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in consultation with the Colombo Port City Economic Commission and relevant Regulatory Authorities under Section 71 of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, No. 11 of 2021 and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2469/02 of 29th December, 2025.

¶ 02 I move that these Regulations be referred to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 04 Proclamation made and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2477/47 of 28th February, 2026 and Schedule thereto, by virtue of the powers vested with the President in terms of Section 2 of the Essential Public Services Act, No. 61 of 1979. — [The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya]

¶ 05 Ordered to lie upon the Table.

¶ 06 Sir, it was referred to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development. If necessary, we can refer it to the Committee on Public Finance as well.

¶ 07 I will look into it and let you know. If that is the practice, there is no problem.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 3 March 2026 ·No. 23335 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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