The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
A motion was moved on behalf of the Leader of the House to vary sitting hours for the consideration of the “Dissolution” Bill (2026) from 8 to 13 November 2025. The motion set sittings from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., with specified Standing Orders applying at 6.00 p.m., and Parliament to adjourn at 6.30 p.m.; it was agreed to.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Hon. Leader of the House, I move:
¶ 02 “Notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 75(2), on the days allotted for the consideration of the ‘Dissolution’ Bill (2026) from Saturday 08 November 2025 to Thursday 13 November 2025, the hours of sitting shall be from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Standing Orders 8(5) and 8(6) shall operate at 6.00 p.m. The Speaker shall adjourn Parliament at 6.30 p.m.”
¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 October 2025. No. 22641. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7918