Departments and Statutory Institutions

• Department of Attorney General

• Department of Legal Draftsman

• Debt Conciliation Board

• Law Commission of Sri Lanka

• Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka

• Registrar of Supreme Court 

• Department of Government Analyst              

• Mediation Boards Commission

• Judicial and Reforms Unit

• Department of Prisons  

• Training Schools for Youthful Offenders

•  Superior Courts Complex Board of Management

• Formulation and implementation of policies, plans and programmes in respect of Justice and Law Reforms.

• Matters relating to the administration of the Courts of  Justice which have not been assigned to any other person in terms of  the Constitution

• Courts Administration            

• Matters relating to Justice and Labour Tribunals

• Criminal prosecutions and Civil proceedings on behalf of the State

• Legal advice to the Government and to all Government Departments

• Drafting of Legislation

• Advice in respect of the granting of pardons, communications, remissions, respites, suspensions of sentences passed on any offender.

• Letters of Venia Aetatos

• Debt Conciliation

• Law restatement and codification

• Legal and Law Reforms

• Preparation and issue of legal glossaries

• The Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Ordinance

• Incorporation of incorporated legal bodies and institutions

• Enemy property

• Functions of the Government Analyst

• Functions referred to in the following Articles of the Constitution of Sri Lanka and other Statutes:-

              Article 23(2) of the Constitution

              Article 24(1) and 24(4) of the Constitution

              Article 34 of the Constitution

              Article 114(6) of the Constitution

              Section 90(6) of the Evidence Ordinance

              Section 2 of the Informers’ Rewards Ordinance

• Prevention of Frauds Ordinance

• Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Ordinance

• Language of the Courts Act

• Prevention of Crime Ordinance, Sections   10,11,15 and 16

• Council of Legal Education Ordinance

• The Crown (Liability in Delict) Act

• Prevention of Social Disabilities Act

• Legal Aid Law No.27 of 1978

• Institute of Corporation Lawyers Law, No.33 of 1978

• Law Commission Act, No.3 of  1969

• Judicature Act, No.2 of 1978

• Administration of  the Mediation Boards Act

• Judicial Reforms

• Prison Administration

• Youthful Offenders (Training School) Ordinance

• Matters relevant to Quazi Courts and Board of Quazis

•  Formulation and implementation of a scheme to enhance the efficacy and efficiency of the entire Quazi  system

• Administration of the Superior Courts Complex Management Board Act No. 50 of 1987

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