The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Hon. Ajith P. Perera raised a procedural issue under the Disaster Management Act, No. 13 of 2005, stating that any presidential proclamation declaring a state of disaster must be submitted to Parliament at its first sitting for approval by resolution. He questioned whether such a declaration had been made and, if so, why it had not been tabled before the last sitting day of the session. He urged the Government to ensure the required resolution is presented and approved if a declaration exists.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I draw the House’s attention to an important national matter. Under Section 11(1) of the Disaster Management Act, No. 13 of 2005, when the President declares a state of disaster, Section 11(3) requires that such proclamation be placed before Parliament at its first sitting immediately thereafter for approval by resolution. Today is the last sitting day of this session, yet it has not been presented—nor previously. Therefore, did the President declare a state of disaster under the Act? If not, other instruments are affected; if yes, Parliament must approve. I bring this to the Government’s attention. It is important that the resolution be tabled and approved.
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- Hansard, Friday, 5 December 2025 ·No. 23059 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 December 2025. No. 23059. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23520