sri lanka's commissions of inquiry - Law & Society Trust
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PART 2<br />
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE<br />
DISAPPEARANCES COMMISSIONS<br />
This Part examines and tabulates the recommendations by the three<br />
zonal Commissions <strong>of</strong> Inquiry into Disappearances (1994) and the<br />
1998 All Island Commission on Disappearances.<br />
It also provides a pointer to the current state <strong>of</strong> the law as compared<br />
against the recommendations and refers to emergency law for that<br />
purpose.<br />
The emergency law regime referred to in this Part comprises the<br />
Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulation No 1<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2005 as contained in Gazette No 1405/14, as amended particularly<br />
on August 5th 2008 by Gazette No 1561/11 and on May 2nd 2010<br />
by Gazette No 1651/24 as well as the Emergency (Prevention and<br />
Prohibition <strong>of</strong> Terrorism and Specified Terrorist Activities) Regulation<br />
No 7 <strong>of</strong> 2006 as contained in Gazette No 1474/5 <strong>of</strong> 6 December 2006<br />
(as amended).<br />
These Regulations have been promulgated under the Public Security<br />
Ordinance, (PSO) No 24 <strong>of</strong> 1947 (as amended). The Prevention <strong>of</strong><br />
Terrorism Ordinance (PTA), Act No 48 <strong>of</strong> 1979 (as amended) will<br />
also be referred to.<br />
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