The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha
Moved three amendments on behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to revise commencement and import-related dates in the Bill, including references to 1 October 2025 and machinery imported prior to 1 October. The amendments were agreed to, Clause 2 was approved as amended, and Clauses 3 to 12 were ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, I move, (1) “In page 2, leave out all words in line 1 and insert: ‘Sri Lanka, with effect from October 1,’”; (2) “In page 2, leave out all words in line 20 and insert: ‘October 1, 2025; and’”; and (3) “In page 2, leave out all words in line 25 and insert: ‘machinery imported prior to October 1,’”
¶ 02 Amendments put, and agreed to.
¶ 03 Clause 2, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
¶ 04 Clauses 3 to 12 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
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