Deputy Speaker – Ajith Rajapakse announced to the Parliament today (May 07) that Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana has endorsed the certificate on the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill recently (May 03).This Bill was taken up for debate on April 24th of 2024 and was passed in Parliament.
Accordingly, the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill came into force as the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act No. 25 of 2024 with effect from the 03rd of May 2024.
