Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana endorsed the certificate on five (05) Bills today (Oct 17).
According to a Parliament statement, the five Bills were passed in Parliament during the previous week.
The Speaker endorsed the certificate on the Bills Civil Procedure Code (Amendment), Elections (Special Provisions), National Eye Bank Trust of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Ports Authority (Amendment) and Civil Aviation (Amendment).
The Parliament statement further said that following the endorsement, the five Bills will be in effect from today, October 17, 2023.
They will be effective as the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act No. 20 of 2023, Elections (Special Provisions) Act No. 21 of 2023, Sri Lanka National Eye Bank Trust Act No. 22 of 2023, Sri Lanka Ports Authority (Amendment) Act No. 23 of 2023 and the Civil Aviation Services (Amendment) Act No. 24 of 2023. (NewsWire)