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Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

4 June 2025 ·Opening: Parliament Opening and Papers Tabling

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The Speaker informed Parliament that two additional petitions had been submitted to the Supreme Court under Article 121(1) of the Constitution regarding the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill, following an earlier announcement on 3 June 2025. He also laid before Parliament several parts of the Auditor-General’s Reports for the financial years 2022, 2023, and 2024 under Article 154(6) of the Constitution.

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¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m.

¶ 02 ANNOUNCEMENTS

¶ 03 Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill: Petitions to the Supreme Court

¶ 04 In addition to the petition referred to in my announcement of 03rd June 2025, I wish to inform Parliament that, under Article 121(1) of the Constitution, I have received on 03rd June 2025 copies of two petitions submitted to the Supreme Court in respect of the Bill titled “Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment)”.

¶ 05 AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORT

¶ 06 Under Article 154(6) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, I lay on the Table: - Part LXV of Section II of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2022; - Part XLV of Section II and Part XVIII of Section III of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2023; and - Part I of Section II of the Auditor-General’s Report for the financial year 2024.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 4 June 2025 ·No. 1750240054043973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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