Judicature (Amendment) Act 2026

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Judicature (Amendment) Act,

No. 8 of 2026.

s 2Amendment of section 9 of Act, No. 2 of 1978

Section 9 of the Judicature Act, No. 2 of 1978 is hereby amended, by the repeal of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of that section, and substitution therefor, of the following paragraph:-

“(d) any offence committed by any person on the high seas where-

(i)

such offence is piracy by the law of nations; or

(ii)

such offence is an offence under the Poisons,

Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance

(Chapter 218), Conventions Against Illicit

Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

Substances Act, No. 1 of 2008 or any such written law;”.

s 3Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and

Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.