COLOMBO (News 1st); Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Speaker of Parliament endorsed five Bills on Thursday (17) which was taken into a debate recently.

Accordingly, the Speaker endorsed the certificate on the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment), Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, Judicature (Amendment), Civil Procedure Code (Amendment), Provincial Councils (Transfer of Stamp Duty) (Amendment) Bills which were taken into a debate and passed on the 09th and 10th of the previous week.

The said Acts will thus be in effect from the 17th of February 2022, as the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 2022, Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines Act No. 3 of 2022, Judicature (Amendment) Act No. 4 of 2022, Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Act No. 5 of 2022 and Provincial Councils (Transfer of Stamp Duty) (Amendment) Act. No. 6 of 2022.

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