Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka

E808569

Sri Lankan statute military legislation

The Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka are the primary legislative instruments that establish, regulate, and govern the structure, powers, and discipline of Sri Lanka’s armed forces.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Air Force Act of Sri Lanka	2
Army Act of Sri Lanka	2
Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka canonical	2
Navy Act of Sri Lanka	2
National Heritage legislation of Sri Lanka	1
Sri Lanka Army Act	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9595257 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka
Context triple: [Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka), legalBasis, Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka]

A. Defence Ordinance of Ceylon
The Defence Ordinance of Ceylon was a key colonial-era legal framework that structured and regulated the organization, duties, and administration of Ceylon’s military forces.
B. Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a constitutional change enacted after the 1978 Constitution to modify and refine aspects of the country’s governance framework.
C. Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946
The Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946 was the British-issued constitutional instrument that established Ceylon’s post-war self-governing framework and created the institutional structure of the Parliament of Ceylon.
D. 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a constitutional reform measure aimed at rebalancing executive, legislative, and independent institutional powers in the country’s governance framework.
E. 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a 2020 constitutional change that significantly expanded presidential powers and reversed many checks and balances introduced by the earlier 19th Amendment.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka
Target entity description: The Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka are the primary legislative instruments that establish, regulate, and govern the structure, powers, and discipline of Sri Lanka’s armed forces.

A. Defence Ordinance of Ceylon
The Defence Ordinance of Ceylon was a key colonial-era legal framework that structured and regulated the organization, duties, and administration of Ceylon’s military forces.
B. Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a constitutional change enacted after the 1978 Constitution to modify and refine aspects of the country’s governance framework.
C. Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946
The Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946 was the British-issued constitutional instrument that established Ceylon’s post-war self-governing framework and created the institutional structure of the Parliament of Ceylon.
D. 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a constitutional reform measure aimed at rebalancing executive, legislative, and independent institutional powers in the country’s governance framework.
E. 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a 2020 constitutional change that significantly expanded presidential powers and reversed many checks and balances introduced by the earlier 19th Amendment.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sri Lankan statute ⓘ military legislation ⓘ
appliesTo	Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ Sri Lanka Army ⓘ Sri Lanka Navy ⓘ
authorizes	establishment of regular forces ⓘ establishment of reserve forces ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
defines	disciplinary procedures for Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ offences by members of Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ procedures for courts martial in Sri Lanka ⓘ
enforcedBy	Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka ⓘ military authorities of Sri Lanka ⓘ
field	military law ⓘ
governs	command and control of Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ enlistment in Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ military discipline for officers of Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ military discipline for other ranks of Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ service conditions of Sri Lanka armed forces personnel ⓘ
hasComponent	Air Force Act of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka Army Act of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka Navy Act of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka
jurisdiction	members of Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ members of Sri Lanka Army ⓘ members of Sri Lanka Navy ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
legalBasisFor	existence of Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ existence of Sri Lanka Army ⓘ existence of Sri Lanka Navy ⓘ
partOf	legal system of Sri Lanka ⓘ
providesFor	appointment of military courts in Sri Lanka ⓘ penalties for military offences in Sri Lanka ⓘ
purpose	definition of powers and duties of Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ maintenance of discipline in Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ regulation of organization of Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ
regulates	discipline of Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ powers of Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ structure of Sri Lanka armed forces ⓘ
relatedTo	Defence Act of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Defence Ordinance of Ceylon Penal Code of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Sri Lankan Penal Code
scope	regulation of armed forces in peacetime ⓘ regulation of armed forces in wartime ⓘ
subjectTo	Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
typeOf	primary legislation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited