Information on the new laws on child exploitation and on protection of flora and fauna [LKA24016.E]

Please find attached copies of two laws from Sri Lanka, Penal Code (Amendment) Act, No. 22 of 1995, certified 31 October 1995, and Flora and Fauna Protection (Amendment) Act, No. 49 of 1993, certified 20 October 1993.

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Attachments


Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Penal Code (Amendment) Act, No. 22 of 1995. 31 October 1995. Colombo: Department of Government Printing.

_____. Flora and Fauna Protection (Amendment) Act, No. 49 of 1993. 20 October 1993. Colombo: Department of Government Printing.
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