Act 13 of 1984 replaced sections 28 and 29 of the drugs ordinance, expressly covering preparations of hemp in import and export prohibitions and revising controls on possession, preparation, supply and use, subject to statutory exceptions. It was certified on 11 April; operation required a ministerial Gazette order. It did not introduce the exception for lawful hemp extracts and tinctures: that provision already appears in section 30 of the 1956 revised ordinance.[1][2]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Sri Lanka here.
References
- Parliament of Sri Lanka — Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 13 of 1984Cover and printed p. 1, sections 1–2; certification is not the appointed commencement datearchived
- Government of Ceylon — Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, 1956 revision, NDDCB-hosted scanTitle page and printed p. 75, section 30; galenical exception predates 1984archived
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