{"id":7385,"date":"2020-12-17T13:19:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T05:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=7385"},"modified":"2020-12-17T13:19:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T05:19:06","slug":"parliament-reading-of-five-bills-postponed-to-next-sitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=7385","title":{"rendered":"Parliament: Reading of five bills postponed to next sitting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17&nbsp;&#8212; The second reading&nbsp;of&nbsp;five bills initially scheduled for today in the Dewan Rakyat has&nbsp;been postponed to the next sitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When tabling the motion, Minister in the Prime Minister\u2019s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said the bills were the Windfall Profit Levy (Amendment) Bill 2020;\u00a0Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Bill 2020;\u00a0Factories and Machinery (Repeal) Bill 2020; Malaysian Space Board Bill 2020 and\u00a0Independent Police Conduct Commission Bill 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b70debc626779ef716e1aac54c28c1b55fb4b6069b7fe-1024x566.jpg\" alt=\"five bills\" class=\"wp-image-7386\" width=\"490\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b70debc626779ef716e1aac54c28c1b55fb4b6069b7fe-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b70debc626779ef716e1aac54c28c1b55fb4b6069b7fe-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b70debc626779ef716e1aac54c28c1b55fb4b6069b7fe-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b70debc626779ef716e1aac54c28c1b55fb4b6069b7fe-181x100.jpg 181w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b70debc626779ef716e1aac54c28c1b55fb4b6069b7fe-350x194.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b70debc626779ef716e1aac54c28c1b55fb4b6069b7fe-800x443.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/b70debc626779ef716e1aac54c28c1b55fb4b6069b7fe.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Takiyuddin said today\u2019s meeting would not be adjourned until five other bills,&nbsp;including the&nbsp;Temporary Measures for Government Financing (Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)) (Amendment) Bill 2020,&nbsp;have been debated and decided upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRegardless of the previous motion moved on Tuesday, Dec 15, 2020, and in accordance with Standing Order 12(1),&nbsp;I hereby propose that today\u2019s meeting will not be adjourned until all debate is concluded and amendments on the&nbsp;Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020;&nbsp;Service Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020;&nbsp;Tourism Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 and&nbsp;Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2020 decided upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe same goes for the motions by the Finance Minister at number 11 until&nbsp;14 as stated in today\u2019s Order Paper,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motion was seconded by Minister in the Prime Minister\u2019s Department (Special Functions) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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