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Week 41 · 5 to 11 October 2026
Key change · week 39
Judicature (Amendment) Act 2026
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- How do I ask a public authority for information?
- How long does a public authority have to decide on an information request?
- Can I appeal if my information request is refused or goes unanswered?
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Guides · 9 life events
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Start from what is happening to you. Each guide links to the exact sections of law.
Retirement age and early retirement
The minimum retirement age, early retirement, and complaining about it
Minimum Retirement Age of Workers Act
A lease recovery case
Why a lessor can bring a case, the decree nisi, and leave to contest it
Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease Act
Applying for maintenance
Maintenance for a spouse or child, who can apply, and changing an order
Maintenance Act
Receipts and misleading sales
Asking for a receipt, misleading conduct and false representations
Consumer Affairs Authority Act
Browse · 10 subjects
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Laws, filed under the part of life they touch.
- WorkWages, retirement age and workplace disputes
- HousingLand titles, apartments and leases
- FamilyMaintenance, domestic violence and children
- Money and debtLoans, leasing, insurance and insolvency
- Buying thingsFaulty goods, online shopping and small claims
- Driving and trafficBuses, roads and driver medicals
Acts A to ZActs A to Z
Words the law uses
All 1,496 defined termsMost cited on srilaws · October 2026 snapshot
Most cited laws
The laws that other laws and court decisions on srilaws cite most, counted in October 2026.
- Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaCited 2,534 times
- High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act 2006Cited 345 times. Amends the High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act 1990.
- Companies Act 2007Cited 214 times. Consolidated and updated law on companies.
- Inland Revenue Act 2006Cited 213 times. Income tax for assessment years from the stated start date.
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- 20,000+Sections you can link to directly, as of 13 Oct 2026
- 1,422Laws of Sri Lanka, 1883 to today
- 3,468Court decisions
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Connect srilaws to the assistant you already use and sign in once with your free account. It searches Sri Lanka's laws and guides, and each result links to the official text.
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I asked a government office for some records under the right to information law two weeks ago and haven't heard back. How long do they have to reply, and what can I do now?
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- get_section · Right to Information Act 2016, s 25 (Sri Lanka)
Under section 25 of the Right to Information Act 2016, the information officer must decide within fourteen working days of receiving your request. Two weeks may be just short of that, depending on how many were working days. If the deadline has passed, section 31 lets you appeal to the designated officer within fourteen days of the failure to comply with the time limits. That officer must decide within three weeks. If they don't, or you dislike their decision, section 32 allows an appeal to the Commission within two months. (This is the official English translation; the Sinhala text prevails.)
- Right to Information Act 2016, s 25 (Sri Lanka) · Open on srilaws
- Right to Information Act 2016, s 31 (Sri Lanka) · Open on srilaws
- Right to Information Act 2016, s 32 (Sri Lanka) · Open on srilaws
Example answer, recorded 13 Oct 2026. Recorded in Claude Code 2.1.296, connected to srilaws's MCP server. An example of an AI assistant's answer, not legal advice.
A purchase, a paper trail
An example: Nila wants to compare a shop’s promise with her purchase record.
- Start with the recordShe gathers the receipt, product description and messages about the sale.
- Read the guideShe opens the receipts and misleading sales guide, then follows its link to the receipt provision.
- Prepare a questionShe notes what was promised and what was supplied, ready to discuss the difference with an adviser.
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