Online Safety Act 2024 · As enacted · Part IX · General
49. Commission to make rules
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
The Commission shall make rules for the purpose of the following matters:-
to issue the codes of practice applicable for internet service providers and internet intermediaries who provide internet based communication services, specifying security practices and procedures required to be followed by them; and
to specify the manner in which the websites providing social media platforms to the end users in Sri Lanka shall be registered under this Act.
The Commission shall make the first rules under subsection (1), within twenty four months from the date of commencement of this Act.
The Commission shall, prior to making rules under subsection (1), hold public consultations for a period of not less than two weeks.
The period of public consultation referred to in subsection (3) may be extended for a further period as may be specified by the Commission.
Every rule made under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of publication or on such later date as may be specified therein.
Every rule made under subsection (1) shall, within three months from the date of its publication in the Gazette, be placed before Parliament for approval and any rule, which is not so approved, shall be deemed to be rescinded with effect from the date of such disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.