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The Hon. Kumara Jayakody

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 6 August 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading, Committee and Third Reading

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Kumara Jayakody moved two new clauses to amend the principal enactment. The first proposed amending section 28 to extend its wording from generation and distribution to include supply, while the second proposed amending section 40 to clarify its applicability to any person or body of persons. The clauses were brought up and read for the first time.

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¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I move the following New Clauses:

¶ 02 (1) "On page 24, immediately after line 16, insert:

¶ 03 'Amendment of section 28 of the principal enactment

¶ 04 17. In subsection (1) of section 28 of the principal enactment, for the words “in the event of engaging in generation and distribution and the electrical capacity or quantity so generated”, substitute the words “in the event of engaging in generation, distribution or supply and the electrical capacity or quantity so generated, distributed or supplied.”'"

¶ 05 (2) "On page 27, immediately after line 9, insert:

¶ 06 'Amendment of section 40 of the principal enactment

¶ 07 19. Section 40 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for the words “shall be applicable for the purposes of and in relation thereto” of the words “shall be applicable to any person or body of persons and in relation to any person or body of persons.”'"

¶ 08 Brought up, and read the First time.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 6 August 2025 ·No. 1755159820030645 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 August 2025. No. 1755159820030645. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17215