The Hon. Saroja Savithri Paulraj
Hon. Saroja Savithri Paulraj moved to adjourn the Second Reading debate on the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill so it could be considered later alongside the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill and the related composite Bill. She stated this was being done on the instructions of the Minister of Justice and National Integration and with the leave of the House; the motion was agreed to and the debate was adjourned.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam Deputy Chairperson of Committees, since the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill is proposed to be taken together with the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill in due course, this (Amendment) Bill should be taken for further debate together with the composite Bill. Therefore, in terms of the instructions of the Hon. Minister of Justice and National Integration, with the leave of the House, I move that today’s debate at the Second Reading of the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill be adjourned.
¶ 02 Question put, and agreed to.
¶ 03 The debate stood adjourned accordingly.
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