Hon. (Mrs.) Thushari Jayasingha, Attorney at Law,— To ask the Minister of Defence,— (2)
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the sectors in which the existing laws pertaining to the use of explosives for commercial purposes are expected to be amended;
(ii) of the procedures adopted for the storage and issuance of explosives;
(iii) of the designations of the officers who implement these procedures;
(iv) if Assistant Officers in charge of Districts have been appointed for this purpose, of the role of the said officers;
(v) whether the post of Controller of Explosives remain vacant at present;
(vi) whether action will be taken to fill this vacancy; and
(vii) of the reasons for not preparing second-tier officers for the above post?
(b) Will he also inform this House —
(i) separately, of the number of licences for explosives that have been issued on a commercial basis and the number of active licensees at present;
(ii) of the procedure adopted in issuing these licences;
(iii) whether these licences are regulated;
(iv) of the private facilities used for the storage of explosives;
(v) of the steps that have been taken for their security; and
(vi) of the quantity of explosives issued to a licensee at one time?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-12-11
Asked by
Hon. (Mrs.) Thushari Jayasingha, Attorney at Law, M.P.
Ministry
Defence
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2026-02-18
Answered by
Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera, M.P.
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