Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 17 February 2026 ·Procedural: Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill - Committee Stage

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Ravi Karunanayake moved amendments to insert a new clause limiting the Act’s application to persons elected to Parliament on or after its commencement date. He proposed that the Act should not operate retrospectively to deprive former Members of Parliament of pension rights accrued before commencement.

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¶ 01 Mr. Chairman, I move the following amendments:

¶ 02 “Immediately after Clause 3, insert the following new sub-clause 3(1):

¶ 03 ‘3(1) The provisions of this Act shall apply only to persons elected to Parliament on or after the date of commencement of this Act.

¶ 04 (2) Nothing in this Act shall operate with retrospective effect so as to deprive any former Member of Parliament of any pension rights accrued prior to the date of commencement of this Act.’”

¶ 05 That is, not with retrospective effect.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 17 February 2026 ·No. 23279 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 February 2026. No. 23279. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5937