The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 5 February 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: Sitting Time Amendment Motion

Parliamentary Procedure

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Bimal Rathnayake moved a procedural motion to vary the day’s sitting hours notwithstanding Standing Order 8, setting sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. The motion specified that Standing Order 8(5) would apply at 3.30 p.m. and that Parliament would adjourn at 5.30 p.m. without a question being put; it was agreed to.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I move:

¶ 02 “Notwithstanding Standing Order 8, the time of today’s sittings shall be from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.; at 3.30 p.m. Standing Order 8(5) shall be operative; and at 5.30 p.m. the Speaker shall adjourn the Parliament without question put.”

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 5 February 2025 ·No. 1739175806099814 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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