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President issues Gazette to maintain public order

22 Apr 2021

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has issued an Extraordinary gazette notification which seeks to maintain public order in the country by utilising the armed forces starting today (22). The Gazette was issued by virtue of the powers vested in the President by Section 12 of the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40). Therefore, the Army, Navy and the Air Force will be maintaining public order in the Administrative Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Jaffna, Mannar, Mullaitivu, Batticaloa, Ampara, Trincomalee, Puttalam and the territorial water adjacent to such Districts. Administrative Districts of Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Badulla, Monaragala, Ratnapura and Kegalle have been included as well.


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