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The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 8 April 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Proceeds of Crime Bill – Second Reading

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The Minister of Justice and National Integration moved that the Bill be read a Second time and also moved an Order under the Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act listed as Item No. 2 on the Order Paper. He stated that Hon. Lakmali Hemachandra would open the debate on behalf of the Government, after which proceedings were suspended for lunch until 1.00 p.m.

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¶ 01 Sir, I move, “That the Bill be now read a Second time.”

¶ 02 I also move the Order under the Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act, which appears as Item No. 2 in today's Order Paper.

¶ 03 The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra will start the Debate on behalf of the Government.

¶ 04 Question proposed.

¶ 05 Order, please! The Proceedings of the House will be suspended till 1.00 p.m. for lunch and the Debate will start thereafter.

¶ 06 Sitting accordingly suspended till 1.00 p.m. and then resumed, DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON OF COMMITTEES [THE HON. (MRS.) HEMALI WEERASEKARA] in the Chair.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 8 April 2025 ·No. 1747715041076408 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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