INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Amendments proposed to the Children and Young Persons Ordinance establishes that the age of a person who shall be a child will be raised
from 16 to 18 years.This was discussed at length at the Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament its
recommendations to ensure gender equity and equality which met recently under Dr
notice, notification, contract, communication or other document issued under the principal enactment shall be read and construed as a
is to make orders for the establishment of Juvenile Courts for the supervision of juvenile offenders for the protection of children and
young persons.According to the Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Bill issued on 18.07.2022, Clause 23 is amended, and the amendments
will come into effect on a fixed date published in the Gazette by the Minister of Courts, Prisons and Constitutional Reforms.State Minister
Seetha Arambepola, Members of Parliament Thalatha Athukorala, Rohini Kaviratne, Eran Wickramaratne, Dr
Harini Amarasuriya, Manjula Dissanayake, Secretary to the Committee and Deputy Secretary General of Parliament and Chief of Staff Mrs
Kushani Rohanadeera and senior officials representing the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs
and Constitutional Reforms were present at this committee meeting held.
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