Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne
Mr. Speaker informed Parliament that, under the Public Security Ordinance, an Order had been made calling out members of the Armed Forces to maintain public order in specified areas, following a message from the President. He stated that the related Public Security Proclamation was being laid on the Table as required under Sections 2(3) and 21(2) of the Ordinance.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m., Mr. Speaker [The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne] in the Chair.
¶ 02 Message from the President
¶ 03 In terms of the powers vested in me under Section 2 of the Public Security Ordinance (as amended), having considered the necessity of maintaining public order, and taking into account the message received from His Excellency the President, an Order has been made calling out all members of the Armed Forces referred to in the First Schedule to the Ordinance for the maintenance of public order in the areas specified in the Second Schedule thereto.
¶ 04 Accordingly, as required by Section 2(3) read with Section 21(2) of the said Ordinance, I hereby lay on the Table the Public Security Proclamation.
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