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The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 23 July 2025 ·Procedural: Committee Stage: Companies (Amendment) Bill – Clauses and Amendments

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Wasantha Samarasinghe moved an amendment to Clause 4 of the Bill to state that a share certificate shall not be required and to require records to include the persons to whom shares were issued and their addresses. The amendment was agreed to, and Clause 4 as amended, along with Clauses 5 and 6, was ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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¶ 01 Madam Presiding Member, I move the following amendment:

¶ 02 On page 3, delete line 9 and substitute: “‘A share certificate shall not be required. (2) In item (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (4), for the words ‘the number of shares; and’, substitute the words ‘the number of shares and the person(s) to whom such shares were issued, and the address of such person(s);’”

¶ 03 Amendment put, and agreed to.

¶ 04 Clause 4, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

¶ 05 Clauses 5 and 6 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 23 July 2025 ·No. 1754386160089643 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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