The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake raised a point of order regarding Standing Order 40(2), stating that a Private Member’s Motion lapses if the Member does not move it when called and no other Member has written authorization to do so. He said no ruling is required in such a situation and cited a 2018 precedent involving then Opposition Leader Dinesh Gunawardena under Standing Order 19(1), urging adherence to Standing Orders.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam, I rise to a point of order.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees.
¶ 03 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, I draw attention to Standing Order 40(2): if a Private Member does not move his Motion when called, unless another Member properly authorized in writing does so, the Motion lapses—no ruling is needed; it lapses by default. I will table the extract.
¶ 04 Also, in 2018, then Opposition Leader Dinesh Gunawardena invoked Standing Order 19(1) similarly. Let us respect Standing Orders above all.
¶ 05 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 June 2025. No. 1751430648025512. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27482