Legal Texts Relevant to Traditional Knowledge

Sri Lanka

IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature

Date of TextTitle
February 18, 1955Antiquities (Amendment) Act, No. 2 of 1955
August 27, 1942National Museums Ordinance No. 31 of 1942 (Cap. 187)
July 15, 1940The Antiquities Ordinance, No. 9 of 1940 (Cap. 188)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Date of TextTitle
 Regulations on the Antiquities Ordinance, No. 9 of 1940

IP Legal Literature

Date of TextTitle
January 1, 2009A Legal Framework for the Protection of Traditional Knowledge in Sri Lanka

 

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