Sri Lanka to Bring New Regulations for Private Security Services

Sri Lanka Set to Implement New Regulations for Private Security Services

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The Sri Lankan cabinet has approved a proposal to introduce new legal provisions aimed at regulating the country’s private security industry, according to Minister Nalinda Jayatissa. The industry currently comprises approximately 1,050 agencies employing an estimated 150,000 workers across both state and private sectors. Presently, it is governed by the Regulation of Private Security Agencies Act No. 45 of 1998. “It has bee…

Sri Lanka to bring new regulations for private security services

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers have approved a proposal to introduce new legal provisions to regulate the country’s private security industry, minister Nalinda Jayatissa said. The industry currently has around 1,050 agencies employing an estimated 150,000 workers across the state and private sectors, and is governed by the Regulation of Private Security Agencies Act No. 45 of 1998. “It has been observed that those legal provision…