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The Hon. (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 8 January 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Orders and Regulations under Foreign Exchange Act, Payment Systems Act, and Casino Business Regulation

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Harini Amarasuriya moved for parliamentary approval of an Order made under Section 22 of the Foreign Exchange Act, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2389/08 and presented on 7 January 2025, with Cabinet approval noted. She also moved approval of related Orders under the Payments and Settlements Systems Act, the Casino Business (Regulation) Act, and the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act, before opening the debate and calling on Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I move: “That the Order made by the Minister of Money, Economic Stabilization and National Policies under Section 22 of the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2389/08 of 18 June 2024, and presented on 07.01.2025, be approved. (Cabinet approval notified.)”

¶ 02 Additionally, I move for approval of: - Item 3: Order under the Payments and Settlements Systems Act, - Item 4: Order under the Casino Business (Regulation) Act, and - Item 6: Order under the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act.

¶ 03 Question proposed.

¶ 04 To commence the debate, Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Deputy Minister. You have 20 minutes.

¶ 05 [11.09 a.m.]

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Hansard, Wednesday, 8 January 2025 ·No. 1737023464031571 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27594