22nd Amendment, Media Professionals Bill to be taken up in Parliament next week

The Parliamentary Business for the next Parliamentary Week, scheduled to be held from September 22 to 25, has been decided at the meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business held yesterday (10) under the chairmanship of Speaker, Jagath Wickramaratne.

On each day that Parliament meets, the period from 9.30 am to 10.00 am has been allocated for Parliamentary Business specified under Standing Orders 22(1) to 22(6). 

The period from 10.00 am to 11.00 am has been allocated for Questions for Oral Answers, while the period from 11.00 am to 11.30 am has been allocated for Questions under Standing Order 27(2).

• Agenda for Tuesday, September 22:

From 11.30 am to 5.00 pm, the Orders published in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2497/37 under the Petroleum Resources Act and the Promotion of Export Agriculture (Amendment) Bill (Second Reading) will be taken up for debate at.

Thereafter, at 5.00 pm, the Tredso Development Foundation (Incorporation) Bill, a Private Member’s Bill, is scheduled to be taken up for Second Reading and thereafter referred to the Legislative Standing Committee.

From 5.00 pm to 5.30 pm, an Motion at the Adjournment Time moved by the Opposition is scheduled to be taken up for debate.

• Agenda for Wednesday, September 23:

From 11.30 am to 5.00 pm, the debate on the Chartered Institute of Media Professionals of Sri Lanka Bill (Second Reading) will be held.

Thereafter, the period from 5.00 pm to 5.30 pm has been allocated for Questions at the Adjournment Time.

• Agenda for Thursday, September 24:

From 11.30 am to 7.00 pm, time has been allocated for the Second Reading debate on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill.

It was agreed that the two-day debate would be held subject to the Speaker making an announcement to Parliament following the delivery of the Supreme Court determination on the petitions filed against the respective Bills under Article 121 of the Constitution.

• Agenda for Friday, September 25:

From 11.30 am to 7.00 pm, it has been decided to continue the Second Reading debate on the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill for the second day. (Newswire)

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