Today (25) marks the final day of the parliamentary debate on the Second Reading of the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill.
Accordingly, voting on the respective Bills is scheduled to take place this evening.
The parliamentary debate on the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution Bill commenced yesterday (24).
The Supreme Court’s determination regarding the Bills was presented to Parliament last Tuesday (22) by Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.
The Supreme Court determined that a referendum is not required for the passage of the Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution Bill and that it may be passed by a special two-thirds majority in Parliament.
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne also informed Parliament that the Supreme Court had determined that the Judicature (Amendment) Bill could be passed by a simple majority.
