The Attorney General (AG)'s Department today (Nov 7), informed the Appeal Court, that the President has approved a new set of laws concerning visual pollution.
A state counsel appearing for the AG's Department made these submissions, when a mandamus writ petition filed by the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ), was taken up for hearing today.
The CEJ had petitioned the court seeking an order directing the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) to implement laws on visual pollution caused by posters on roads.
They claimed that the laws introduced by the CEA upon orders issued by the Appeal Court in 2014, have not been implemented yet.
Accordingly, the court heard today, that the new set of regulations would be gazetted by the CEA in due course. The petition has been fixed for further hearing on November 13.
The CEA, Acting Inspector General of Police Chandana Wickramaratne, and the AG's Department have been named as respondents to the petition.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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