Several new legislations are to be taken up by Parliament this week when it meets from Tuesday to Friday.

Among them are the regulations published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2307/12 and 2308/26 under the Import and Export (Control) Act and Regulations in the Gazette No. 2308/51 under the Foreign Exchange Act.

Additionally, the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Bill (No. 126) presented by SJB MP Imthiaz Bakeer Markar and the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Bill (No. 160) presented by SLPP MP Premnath C. Dolawatta as private member’s bills, will be taken up this week. 

The second reading debate of the Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill will also figure this week if there is agreement at Committee on Parliamentary Business when it meets on Wednesday.

The second reading of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill is also slated and 22 motions regarding the Annual Reports of various statutory institutions which were approved by the Ministerial Consultative Committees of Parliament.

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