The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
The Minister moved approval of regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2449/60 of 15 August 2025 and presented on 12 September 2025, with Cabinet approval notified. He explained that the regulations relate to the earlier suspension of vehicle imports during the foreign exchange crisis following the economic collapse and said they are being brought forward as conditions normalize.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I move:
¶ 02 “That the Regulations made by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under Section 20 read with Sections 4(1) and 14 of the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, No. 1 of 1969 as amended by Acts No. 48 of 1985 and No. 28 of 1987, and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2449/60 of 15.08.2025, and presented on 12.09.2025, be approved. (Cabinet approval has been notified.)”
¶ 03 Hon. Speaker, these Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act are presented as Item No. 1 today. As we all know, when the country had unilaterally defaulted and the economy had collapsed, the then Government decided to suspend vehicle imports due to the foreign exchange crisis. However, as the situation normalizes and moves forward—
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Labour and Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 September 2025. No. 1759483897051145. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20107