I read today that the Govt. will make
the necessary amendments so that the Bill will only require a simple majority
to pass. If one is to believe the attached link, the Govt. says it will only
strengthen the Bill with the amendments!
Frankly it is a level of logic I just
don’t buy, but in order to study it further, I tried to obtain a copy and tied
to understand the goings on as to why the SC ruled such and so come to my
conclusions. I was however thwarted in my search, as it is NOT freely available
to download and study.
If there is any one who reads this and
has the latest draft of the Bill that was submitted to the SC I would like to
get a link to where it can be found, together with the particular clauses which
were of concern.
I am making this statement following on
from the earlier entry in the link below
It is important that the RTI Bill and
thereafter the ACT is reflective of the best practice, taking into
consideration the various ACTs currently in existence throughout the world, and
the inconsistencies, and the inability of some, to be practiced, due to
impractical considerations, that were not pointed out prior to their enactment.
We, by delaying this for so long, have a wealth of experience from around the
world to use, in order to improve the quality so the right balance is achieved,
where certain information if divulged too early would lead to missing
opportunities benefitting Sri Lanka, would be recognized as being sacred cows
that do not have to be disclosed.
There must be some ability to make minor
amendments to the ACT to take account of unforeseen possibilities that may
suddenly occur, that the ACT interprets in a way that is detrimental to the
common good that obviously requires immediate amendment, due either an
anomalous situation, or a previously unforeseen even taking place that makes an
ass of the current legislation in that particular area.
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