Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today endorsed the certificate on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill passed by a special majority in Parliament on October 21, 2022.
The twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution Bill was presented to the Parliament on
August 10, 2022 by Minister Dr. Wijedasa Rajapaksa. Then, according to the Supreme Court Determination related to the petitions against the bill, amendments were made at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Judicial Affairs and approval was obtained.
The debate on the second reading of the twenty-second Amendment was held on October 20 and 21.
At the end of the second reading, there were 179 votes in favor and 1 vote against. After that, voting was held for the third reading of the bill, 174 votes were in favor and one vote against. Accordingly, the twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution Bill will come into force as the twenty-first amendment to the constitution from today.
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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