Sri Lanka
Legal deposit for books & other printed materials?:
Yes
Legal deposit for books & other printed materials, year effective:
1839
Legal deposit for audiovisual materials?:
Yes
Type of AV materials:
Sound recordings (CD, audio book, etc.); Film; Video recordings (DVD, Blu-ray, etc.)
AV depository:
Department of National Archives
AV legal deposit law applied:
Nationally
Amount of AV actually deposited:
Less than 25%
AV law created:
1973
Law name & number:
Newspapers Ordinance No. 5 of 1839, Amendment Act No. 18 of 1951, Amendment Act No. 5 of 1976
Printers and Publishers Ordinance, No. 1 of 1885, Amendment Act No. 28 of 1951, Amendment Act No. 6 of 1976, Amendment Act No. 27 of 1983
Printing Presses Ordinance No. 16 of 1902, Amendment of Act No. 20 of 1951, Amendment Act No. 26 of 1983
National Archives Law No. 48 of 1973 as amended by the National Archives (Amendment) Law No. 30 of 1981
Submitted by (name, and institution):
Nadeera Rupesinghe (Department of National Archives)
Return to Audiovisual Legal Deposit register
We are in the process of revising our legal deposit laws, and expect to incorporate audiovisual material and the broadcast of television and radio stations. Looking for a model law, please help if possible.