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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Parliament was informed that the Speaker had endorsed the Certificate on the “Appropriation” Bill on 21 March 2025 under Article 79 of the Constitution. It was also announced that the Supreme Court had not made a constitutional determination on the “Value Added Tax (Amendment)” Bill because the petitioners withdrew the challenges following undertakings by the State, and the Court’s decision was ordered to be printed in the Official Report.

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¶ 01 Announcements

¶ 02 Speaker’s Certificate

¶ 03 I wish to inform Parliament that the Hon. Speaker has endorsed the Certificate on the Bill titled “Appropriation” on 21st March, 2025 in terms of the provisions of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

¶ 04 Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill: Determination of the Supreme Court

¶ 05 I wish to inform Parliament that the Hon. Speaker has received the Decision of the Supreme Court in respect of the Bill titled “Value Added Tax (Amendment)”, which had been challenged in the Supreme Court in terms of Article 121(1) of the Constitution.

¶ 06 The Supreme Court has communicated that since both Petitioners in S.C. (SD) 05/2025 and S.C. (SD) 06/2025 had opted not to proceed with the matter in view of the undertakings given by the State, the Court had not made a Determination on the Constitutionality of the Bill.

¶ 07 I order that the Decision of the Supreme Court be printed in the Official Report of today’s Proceedings.

¶ 08 Determination of the Supreme Court to be printed in the Official Report.

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Source: 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/15024