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AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE AND RESTRICT THE WEARING OF UNIFORMS OF THE SRI LANKA ARMY, SRI LANKA NAVY AND SRI LANKA AIR FORCE .
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[2nd October
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Short title.
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1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Uniform Ordinance.
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Military uniforms not to be worn without authority.
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(1) It shall not be lawful for any person not serving in armed forces to wear, without President’s permission, the uniform of any of those forcers, or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the regimental or other distinctive marks of any such uniform:
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Provided that this enactment shall not prevent any persons from wearing any uniform or dress in the course of a stage play performed in a place duly licensed or authorized for the public performance of stage plays, or in the course of a circus performance, or in the course of any bona fide military representation.
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Penalty.
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(2) If any person contravenes this section he shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty rupees.
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Uniform of armed forces not to be brought into contempt.
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3. If any person not serving in armed forces wears without President’s permission the uniform of any of those forces, or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the regimental or other distinctive marks of any such uniform, in such a manner or under such circumstances as to be likely to bring contempt upon that uniform, or employs any other person so to wear that uniform or dress, he shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred rupees, or to simple imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, or to both.
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Interpretation.
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4. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
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” armed forces” means the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Air Force.
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