The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Kalutara· 17 March 2026 ·Papers: Tabling of Reports and Papers

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Moved to refer Defence Ministry regulations under the Army, Navy and Air Force Acts, published in February 2025 Gazettes, to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence, and the House agreed. Also presented, on behalf of the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, the 2026 list of prohibited substances under the Convention Against Doping in Sport Act and moved its referral to the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Youth Affairs and Sports, which was also agreed to.

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¶ 01 Regulations made by the Minister of Defence under Sections 29 and 155 of the Army Act (Chapter 357) and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2423/34 of 15th February, 2025; under Section 161 of the Navy Act (Chapter 358) and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2423/35 of 15th February, 2025; and under Sections 29 and 155 of the Air Force Act (Chapter 359) and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2423/36 of 15th February, 2025.

¶ 02 I move that these Regulations be referred to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence.

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 04 On behalf of the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, I present the list of Prohibited Substances for 2026 prepared under Section 34 read with Section 3 of the Convention Against Doping in Sport Act, No. 33 of 2013, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2471/51 of 16th January, 2026.

¶ 05 I move that these be referred to the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Youth Affairs and Sports.

¶ 06 Question put, and agreed to.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 17 March 2026 ·No. 23387 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 March 2026. No. 23387. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2931