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

Public Finance

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Moved two government motions for parliamentary approval: regulations under the Public Debt Management Act, No. 33 of 2024, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2443/14, and an order under the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2441/14. Both instruments had Cabinet approval and were agreed to by the House.

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¶ 01 PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT ACT: REGULATIONS

¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I move:

¶ 03 “That the Regulations made by the President under Article 44(3) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka read with section 35, to be read with sections 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, of the Public Debt Management Act, No. 33 of 2024, and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2443/14 of 30.06.2025, and presented on 22.07.2025, be approved. (Cabinet approval has been granted.)”

¶ 04 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 05 FOREIGN EXCHANGE ACT: ORDER

¶ 06 Hon. Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I move:

¶ 07 “That the Order made by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies under section 22 of the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2441/14 of 18.06.2025, and presented on 23.07.2025, be approved. (Cabinet approval has been granted.)”

¶ 08 Question put, and agreed to.

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