Section No :  
1980 Revised version
POLICE
Marginal Notes
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Police Ordinance.
2. Laws and customs repugnant to this Ordinance repealed.
3. Establishment of police force.
4. Police force may be established in certain places, though not maintained in the manner prescribedin this Ordinance.
5. Police in rural districts.
6. Quartering of police in disturbed or dangerous districts or districts the inhabitants of state,which misconduct themselves.
7. Power to employ additional police force.
8. Meaning of "large work ".
9. Some of the provisions only of this Ordinance may be brought into operation in anyplace.
10. Definition of limits of town.
20. Officers in whom the administration of police is vested.
21. Appointment of officers for the purposes of this Ordinance.
22. Additional police officers be employed at the cost of individuals.
23. Recovery of expense under sections 6,7, and 22.
24. Establishment of police reserve. [2, Law 3 of 1974]
25. Appointment of Commandant and Deputy Commandant. [2, Law 3 of 1974]
26. Enrolling of reservists. [2, Law 3 of 1974]
26A. Identity cards. [3, Law 3 of 1974]
26B. Mobilization. [3, Law 3 of 1974]
26C. Officers to serve in any part of the Republic. [3, Law 3 of 1974]
26D. Powers, responsibilities &c, of officers. [3, Law 3 of 1974]
26E. Penalty for refusal to serve when mobilized. [3, Law 3 of 1974]
26F. Obligations of employers. [3, Law 3 of 1974]
26G. Unauthorized use of uniforms. [3, Law 3 of 1974]
26H. Framing of rules. [3, Law 3 of 1974,]
27. Police officers not to resign without leave or two months' notice.
28. Police force may be placed under the control of a public officer.
28A. Power to make regulations for the establishment and operation of a scheme for the grant of compensation in respect of the permanent total or partial disablement or death of police officers in the discharge of their duties. [4, Law 3 of 1974.]
29. Expenses of police.[3, 2 of 1968.]
30. Fixed rates at which recovery of cost of police shall be made.[4, 2 of 1968.]
31. Tax to be levied for maintenance of police.
32. Meaning of "bona fide annual value .
33. Minimum rates may be now received in certian places from one rupee fifty cents.
34. Power to appoint three or more assessors to assess the town, acting separately or collectively.
35. Time for appointment of assessors.
36. Mode of assessment.
37. Power to assessors to call for returns.
38. Tax to be payable quarterly by owner.
39. Notice of assessment and demand of payment of tax to be served.
40. Person dissatisfied with assessment may institute action in appropriate court.
41. Proceedings if tax not duly paid.
42. Property may not be seized for arrears of tax beyond two quarters except in certain cases.
43. Order to be observed in seizing and selling property for recovery of tax.
44. Movables of defaulter wherever found,and of any person in the premises for which tax is due may be seized and sold.
45. Sale of rents and profits.
46. Sale of building materials and timber.
47. Sale of premises on which tax is due or a portion thereof.
48. Officers not liable for observe order of seizure and sale.
49. Property seized may be removed or a person placed possession.
50. Costs of seizure, &c.
51. Houses may be broken open &c.
52. Tenant paying tax to avoid seizure of his property may deduct it from his rent.
53. After payment of the tax and charges, overplus accruing from sale to be restored to the owner of the property.
54. Certificate of sale.
55. The inspector-General of police may make rules for police.
56. Duties of police officers.
57. Police officers to have authority to execute warrants in all parts of Sri Lanka.
58. Police officers to act in ports of Sri Lanka.
59. Minister may make rules.
60. Police officers to obey lawful orders of Master Attendant and customs officer.
61. Penalties.
62. Meaning of " Port".
63. Certain duties police officers. obstructions and nuisances on roads.
64. Power of police to seize straying cattle, &c.
65. Persons arrested without warrant to be taken to police station until brought before Magistrate or bailed.
66. Officer in charge of police station may take recognizance for appearance of prosecutor or witness.
67. Condition of recognizance.
68. Police officer may enter drinking shops, &c, without a warrant.
69. Penalty on persons found drunk and incapable.
70. Police officer not to receive complaints of petty offences.
71. Police officers may lay information, &c.
72. Court to direct payment of share of fine to Police Reward Fund.
73. Police Reward Fund.
74. Execution of process beyond five miles.
75. In case of fire, &c, police repair to the spot.
76. Householder to give lists of inmates when required.
77. Power to give directions prohibiting or regulating processions.
78. Regulation of public processions, &c, and of carriages and persons at places of public resort. Licences for use of music in streets.
79. Possession of dangerous weapons at public meetings and processions, and use of words or behaviour tending to cause breach of the peace.
80. Regulation of use in or near public places of instruments producing or reproducing sound.
81. Meaning of "public meeting" and "public place" in sections 77 to 80.
82. Penalties for neglect of duty, &c.
83. Penalty for cowardice.
84. Unlawful assumptions of police function, personation of police, &c.
85. Penalty on traffic in Government property.
86. Nuisances how to be removed and abated.
87. Plead that act was done under a Warrant.
88. Limitation of action.
89. Wells to be surrounded with wall two feet high.
90. No cart to remain in the street, &c. except for loading and unloading.
91. No carriage to obstruct any street.
92. Penalty on furious or carelessriding or driving.
93. Elephants not to pass along the streets except at certain times.
94. Persons offending against sections 90, 91, 92 and 93 may be seized.
95. Penalty on persons forming part of procession or assemblies carrying sword or other offensive weapons.
96. Beating of tom-tom &c, forbidden.
97. Appeal against refusal of conditions in, or withdrawal of, licence.
98. False reports to alarm people and create a panic.
99. Persons to keep the space opposite their houses clean.
100. Common nuisance.
101. Houses to be surrounded with walls or fences and gardens kept clean.
102. Cases may be tried before Magistrates Courts though otherwise out of their jurisdiction.
103. Power to prosecute not affected.
104. Interpretation.