{"id":14322,"date":"2023-06-05T16:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T10:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/103.1.179.75\/power\/?page_id=14322"},"modified":"2025-12-11T13:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T07:58:53","slug":"legislation-policies-rules-and-regulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/index.php\/legislation-policies-rules-and-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislation, Policies, Rules and Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14322\" class=\"elementor elementor-14322\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2e6cce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2e6cce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adc5033\" data-id=\"adc5033\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09861ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09861ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Acts &amp; Gazette notifications<\/span><\/h4><hr \/><ul><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<a title=\"Establishment of Cabinet Ministries &amp; State Ministries\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2187-27_E-Establishment-of-Cabinet-Ministries-State-Ministries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Extraordinary Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 2187\/27 dated 09.08.2020 (Establishment of Cabinet Ministries &amp; State Ministries)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a title=\"Act CEB\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1969-No.-17-CEB-Act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ceylon Electricity Act, No. 69 of 1969<\/span><\/a> and <a title=\"Amendments\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1969-No.-17-CEB-Act-with-Ammendments-up-to-1987.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">its\u2019 Amendments (31 of 1969 and 29 of 1979)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/CEB_Act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ceylon Electricity Board Act (Include all amendments up to 1987)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a title=\"Electricity Reform Act\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2002-No.-28-Electricity-Reform-Act-E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Electricity Reform Act, No. 28 of 2002<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a title=\"Public utilities Commission\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2002-No.-35-Public-Utilities-Commission-of-Sri-Lanka-Act-E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act, No. 35 of 2002<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2007-Act-No.-35-Sri-Lanka-Sustainable-Energy-Authority-E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Board Act\u00a0No. 35 of 200<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">7\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2009-Act-No.-20-Sri-Lanka-Electricity-Act-E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sri Lanka Electricity Act\u00a0No. 20 of 2009<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2013-Act-No.-31-Amendment-to-Act-No.-20-Sri-Lanka-Electricity-Act-E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sri Lanka Electricity Act (Amendment) No.31 of\u00a02013<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Act-No.-40E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Act\u00a0No. 40 of 2014<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a title=\"RTI\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2016-Act-No.-12-Right-to-Information-E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Right to Information Act No.12 of 2016\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a title=\"2135\/61\" href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2009-No.-20-Sri-Lanka-Electricity-Act-E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Extraordinary Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 2135\/61 dated 09.08.2019 (National Energy Policy and Strategies of Sri Lanka &#8211; 2019)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/energymin.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2009-1589_30-PUBLIC-SERVICE-COMMISSION-OF-THE-DEMOCRATIC-SOCIALIST-REPUBLIC-OF-SRI-LANKA-E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Public Service Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Gazette NO 1589\/30 dated on 20\/02\/2009<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acts &amp; Gazette notifications \u00a0The Extraordinary Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka No. 2187\/27 dated 09.08.2020 (Establishment of Cabinet Ministries &amp; State Ministries) Ceylon Electricity Act, No. 69 of 1969 and its\u2019 Amendments (31 of 1969 and 29 of 1979) Ceylon Electricity Board Act (Include all amendments 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