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CEB reforms Bill coming to Cabinet again The electricity reforms Bill is to be presented to Cabinet once again with amendments to the clauses which were cited as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, when the Bill was referred to it by the President. The Supreme Court which determined that several clauses were unconstitutional said a special majority would be needed to get the Bill passed in Parliament. Power and Energy Minister John Seneviratne told The Sunday Times that the Government would make all efforts to reform the Ceylon Electricity Board which was running at a loss. “We have to abide by the Court ruling but we will present the Bill to Parliament with a few changes. We can always look for an alternative to the formation of the six Companies which the Supreme Court has ruled would violate the Constitution. However, there has to be some kind of changes in the CEB, if the Board is to survive” Minister Seneviratne said. He said he is scheduled to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the matter. | ||||
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