In Sri Lanka language rights are expressly protected under the Constitution as a fundamental right. However in terms of Acts, there is only one piece of legislation to govern language rights and this is the Official Language Commission Act No 18 of 1991. The Official Language Commission was established under this act. However there are a numbe...
The Constitution Of The Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka of 1978
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES COMMISSION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC 06 SRI LANKA ; AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO