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The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Puttalam· 19 August 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill, Public Debt Management Act Regulations, and Foreign Exchange Act Regulations

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Moved two amendments on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education to Clause 5 of a Bill. The amendments revised wording on page 4 to require action in accordance with written law, including the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017, and to provide for making rules and issuing guidelines. The amendments were agreed to, and Clause 5, as amended, was ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I move the following Amendments:

¶ 02 (1) On page 4, delete lines 18 and 19 and substitute: “to act in accordance with the written law including the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017”

¶ 03 (2) On page 4, delete line 25 and substitute: “to make rules and issue guidelines in relation thereto”

¶ 04 Amendments put, and agreed to.

¶ 05 Clause 5, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 19 August 2025 ·No. 1755860432040633 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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