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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 17 December 2024 ·Procedural: Procedural: Personal Explanation and Suspension Order Motions

Parliamentary Procedure
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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved a procedural motion to vary the sitting hours of Parliament for the day, setting sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. notwithstanding Standing Order 8. The motion also provided for Standing Order 8(5) to operate at 3.00 p.m. and for Parliament to be adjourned by the Speaker at 6.30 p.m. without question put; it was agreed to.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I move the following:

¶ 02 “Notwithstanding anything contained in Standing Order 8 of the Standing Orders of Parliament, the hours of sitting today shall be from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.; and at 3.00 p.m. Standing Order 8(5) of the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be operative; and at 6.30 p.m. the Speaker shall adjourn Parliament without question put.”

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 17 December 2024 ·No. 1734685396083959 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18196