Sri Lanka

Revealing the Supreme Courts determination on the Electricity Amendment Bill, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Dr.
Rizvie Salih stated that several clauses in the proposed legislation have actually been discovered to be irregular with the Constitution.According to the Deputy Speaker, the Court determined that these arrangements would require approval by a special bulk in Parliament as well as a public referendum in order to be enacted in their existing form.However, the Deputy Speaker clarified that these constitutional disparities would not emerge if the appropriate clauses are modified in accordance with the Supreme Courts recommendations laid out in its determination.Dr.
Salih made these statements throughout todays special parliamentary session.





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