22A becomes law as 21A

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill passed by a special majority in Parliament recently (21) came into effect, yesterday,with Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, endorsing the certificate on the Bill, in the presence of the Secretary General of Parliament, Dhammika Dassanayake, and Deputy Secretary General and Chief of Staff of Parliament, Kushani Rohandheera, Parliament said.

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill was presented to the Parliament on August 10, 2022, by Minister Dr. Wijedasa Rajapakshe. On October 20 and 21, the debate on the second reading of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill was held. At the end of the second reading, there were 179 votes in favour and 1 vote against. After that, in the voting held for the third reading of the Bill, 174 votes were in favour and one vote was against.

Accordingly, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill will come into force as the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, from yesterday (31).