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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2014-11-19
Amendments to the Police Ordinance No.16 of 1865

- Sri Lanka Police Force had been established in keeping with the provisions of the Police Ordinance No. 16 of 1865 and the population of Sri Lanka at that time had been 2.5 million. The population of Sri Lanka now is nearly 21 million and the strength of the Police Force is nearly 84,000. It has been found necessary to amend the Police Ordinance in keeping with the present day needs of the country. Accordingly, the proposal made by H.E. the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Law and Order, to instruct the Legal Draftsman to draft amending legislation for the purpose, was approved by the Cabinet.