Prevention of Domestic Violence Act No. 34 of 2005 to be revoked and replaced by new act

The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the President as the Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment to instruct the Legal Draftsmen to draft a new draft bill to replace the Prevention of  Domestic Violence Act No. 34 of 2005

Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 12.06.2023 in order to publish the draft bill prepared by the Legal Draftsmen in order to revise the Prevention of  Domestic Violence Act No. 34 of 2005 to cater the contemporary requirements and present it to the Parliament for its concurrence.

However, it has been apparent that a completely new act under the same act name including all relevant revisions, followed by repealing the act now in effect should be imposed so that public can understand the act more easily, since many sections in the prevailing act have to be revised.