Speaker of Parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has endorsed the certificate on two bills passed in the Parliament recently.
According to a Parliament statement, the Speaker yesterday endorsed the certificate on the Conferring the Honour of Senior Instructing Attorneys-at-Law Bill presented by the Minister of Justice (Dr.) Wijedasa Rajapaksa. This bill was passed on 18 October 2023 following the second reading debate in Parliament.
The Speaker also endorsed the certificate on the Balapitiya Sri Rahularama Purana Viharastha Samanera Akalpa Sangwardena Bikshu Vidyalaya (Incorporation) Bill which was presented as a private member’s bill by the MP Gayantha Karunathilaka. This Bill was passed on 17 October 2023 in Parliament.
Accordingly, the Balapitiya Sri Rahularama Purana Viharastha Samanera Akalpa Sangwardena Bikshu Vidyalaya (Incorporation) Act No. 25 of 2023 and the Conferring the Honour of Senior Instructing Attorneys-at-Law Act No. 26 of 2023, come into force from November 01, 2023. (NewsWire)