Old Bogambara prison re-designated as prison by Gazette

By Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama  

The Government has officially re-designated the Old Bogambara prison premises as a prison under the Prisons Ordinance through a Gazette notification issued by Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara.  

The notification states that the Minister has exercised the powers vested in him under Section 2 of the Prisons Ordinance (Chapter 54) to establish a prison at the Old Bogambara prison  premises.  With the publication of the Gazette, the premises will legally function as a prison for under the Prisons Ordinance.

The Order has been issued under the authority granted to the Minister by Section 2 of the Prisons Ordinance.