The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri
Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation for details on the Regulation of Fertilizer Act, including the year it was presented to Parliament and the maximum penalty applicable to manufacturers of fake fertilizer. He also sought information on whether fertilizer standards in the market are inspected and whether programmes exist to produce or encourage the production of organic and chemical fertilizers in Sri Lanka.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 REGULATION OF FERTILIZER ACT: MAXIMUM PENALTY ON FAKE FERTILIZER MANUFACTURERS
¶ 02 Question to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:
¶ 03 Will he inform this House— (a) (i) the year in which the Regulation of Fertilizer Act was presented to the Parliament of Sri Lanka; (ii) the maximum penalty that can be imposed on a fake fertilizer manufacturer under that Act; (iii) whether the standard of fertilizers available in the market is examined; and (iv) whether there is any course of action in Sri Lanka to produce organic and chemical fertilizers or to encourage such production?
¶ 04 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 August 2025. No. 1755509552009433. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24222