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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 6 August 2025 ·Papers: Papers: Order under Tobacco Tax Act and Regulations under Tea Act

Agriculture
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Moved approval of regulations made by the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board under the Tea (Tax and Control of Export) Act, No. 16 of 1959, as published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2343/63 and presented to Parliament on 11 July 2025. He noted that Cabinet approval had been granted, and the motion was agreed to.

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¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Infrastructure Facilities, I move the following:

¶ 02 "That the Regulations made by the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board under section 15 read with sections 7(1) and 8(2) of the Tea (Tax and Control of Export) Act, No. 16 of 1959, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2343/63 of 05.08.2023 and presented on 11.07.2025, be approved. (Cabinet approval has been granted.)"

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 6 August 2025 ·No. 1755159820030645 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 August 2025. No. 1755159820030645. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17219