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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 8 January 2026 ·Papers: Papers Presented

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Minister Bimal Rathnayake tabled the Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport, Highways and Urban Development concerning two sets of regulations under the Motor Traffic Act. The regulations had been issued by the former Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and published in Gazette Extraordinary Nos. 2452/40 of 4 September 2025 and 2455/29 of 25 September 2025; the report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I lay on the Table the Report of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport, Highways and Urban Development relating to:

¶ 02 (i) Regulations made by the then Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation under Section 237 read with Section 151 of the Motor Traffic Act, and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2452/40 of 04th September 2025; and

¶ 03 (ii) Regulations made by the then Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation under Sections 141, 143, 144, 157E, 168 and 190 read with Section 237 of the Motor Traffic Act, and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2455/29 of 25th September 2025.

¶ 04 Ordered to lie upon the Table.

¶ 05 REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

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Hansard, Thursday, 8 January 2026 ·No. 23118 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2026. No. 23118. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4756