The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha
The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha moved amendments to Clause 31 of the Bill, including a proviso preventing production of a tax certificate where an administrative review or appeal to the Tax Appeals Commission is pending. He also amended wording to require matters to be determined or proceedings fixed expeditiously. The amendments were agreed to, and Clause 31 as amended, along with Clauses 32 and 33, was ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam Presiding Member, I move the following amendments:
¶ 02 (1) On page 32, delete line 22 and substitute the following: “A certificate may be produced: Provided however, that where the taxpayer has requested an administrative review in respect of tax payable under section 139 or has appealed to the Tax Appeals Commission under subsection (1) of section 140, and such request is pending consideration, such certificate shall not be produced.”
¶ 03 (2) On page 34, delete lines 10 to 14 (both lines inclusive) and substitute: “to determine the matter or to fix a date for such proceedings expeditiously.”
¶ 04 Amendments put, and agreed to.
¶ 05 Clause 31, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
¶ 06 Clauses 32 and 33 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 May 2026. No. 23608. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29286