Committee On Public Enterprises (Sri Lanka)
The Committee On Public Enterprises (COPE) is a parliamentary committee established on July 21, 1979 by the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1]
Mission
The intention of the committee is to ensure the compliance of financial discipline in Public Corporations and other Semi Governmental bodies in which the Government of Sri Lanka has a financial stake.
Structure
COPE consists of 31 Members reflecting the party composition in the House established under the Standing Order 126 at the beginning of each Parliamentary Session and the Chairman is elected by the Members of the Committee at its first session. Its quorum is four.[2]
Past chairmen
- George Abeygunasekera, M.P.
- M. S. Amarasiri, M.P.
- John Amaratunga, M.P.
- Wimal Wickramasinghe, M.P.
- Rohan Abeygunasekera, M.P.
- D. P. Wickremasinghe, M.P.
- Prof. W. A. Wiswa Warnapala, M.P.
- Reggie Ranatunga, M.P.
- Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, M.P.
- Rohitha Bogollagama, M.P.
- Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, M.P.[3]
- W. D. J. Senewiratne, M.P.[4]
- D. E. W. Gunasekera, M.P.[5][6]
Notable investigations
Sri Lanka Insurance: In 2007, COPE revealed that the privatization process of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation which undertook in the year 2003 was irregular.[7] As a result of a case filed in the Supreme Court challenging the privatization of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, On 4 June 2009, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka annulled the sale of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation.[8]
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation: In 2012 August, The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has been summoned to appear before a committee for the investigations following alleged imports of substandard fuel.[9] Following the probes from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Bribery Commission, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed his ministers to appoint new chairmen when the present corrupt Heads are removed and to reconstitute all such Boards of Management in state institutions.[10]
References
- ↑ "The Parliament of Sri Lanka - Committees". Parliament.lk. 1979-06-21. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ "Some Reflections of the Parliamentary Committee On Public Enterprise". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka Political News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ http://www.tisrilanka.org/pub/li/pdf/COMDOC1028_document.pdf
- ↑ Gamini Gunaratna, Sri Lanka News Paper by LankaPage.com (LLC)- Latest Hot News from Sri Lanka (2012-06-25). "Sri Lanka : Committee monitoring public enterprises of Sri Lanka to summon heads of Central Bank and SriLankan Airlines". Colombopage.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ "Features | Sundayobserver.lk - Sri Lanka". Sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ "Financial Times - People's power to be mobilised against corruption". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ "Sri Lankan parliament probes corruption charges against state oil corporation". Globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ "COPE wants more Corp Heads out". nation.lk. Retrieved 2012-08-22.