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Mr. Deputy Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih]

8 April 2025 ·Opening: Opening: Message from President, Speaker's Certificate, VAT Bill Determination, and Death Notice

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A message from the President, dated 18 March 2025, was announced to Parliament regarding a Public Security Proclamation under the Public Security Ordinance. The message stated that an Order had been made to summon Parliament for the purpose of continuing the operation of the Ordinance, pursuant to the relevant provisions of Sections 2(3) and 21(2).

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¶ 01 Message from the President

¶ 02 Public Security Proclamation

¶ 03 The Hon. Speaker has received the following Message from the President:

¶ 04 Dated 18th March, 2025

¶ 05 Hon. I.W.M. Jagath Wickramaratne Speaker Parliament of Sri Lanka

¶ 06 In terms of the provisions of the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40), an Order has been made to summon Parliament for the purpose of continuing the operation of the said Ordinance.

¶ 07 Accordingly, pursuant to Section 2(3) read with Section 21(2) of the said Ordinance...

¶ 08 [Procedural text incomplete due to OCR truncation.]

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Hansard, Tuesday, 8 April 2025 ·No. 1747715041076408 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Deputy Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih]. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 April 2025. No. 1747715041076408. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15023