_Sri Lanka_ Bread Ordinance No.13 of 1864, a law that concerns the regulation of the production and sale of bread, as well as monitoring ingredients and industry standards including inspecting of mills, bakeries, etc, has been agreed upon by the government of Sri Lanka to be repealed.
Enacted during the colonial era of then Ceylon, the Bread Ordinance controlled the production quality of bread, taking into consideration its weight while preventing bakers from mixing low-quality flour into bread that is to be sold to the public.
The government of Sri Lanka has decided to repeal the colonial Bread Ordinance for claims have been made stating that it seems unnecessary to implement this law in the future.
Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Safety. Nalin Fernando obtained approval from the Cabinet of Ministers to instruct the legal draftsman to draft a legislation to rebuke the Bread Ordinance.
This move came about after recognizing several conflicting features between the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003, and the Bread Ordinance of 1864. Therefore, Cabinet Spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena stated that government officials have collectively agreed to reintroduce provisions under the Consumer affairs authority (CAA) to control the quality, production and sale of bread.
The colonial version of the bread ordinance has been amended several times; in No.12 of 1952, and yet again on the 10th of February 1983.
The amendment of 1983 saw a revision of repealing section 2 in the original ordinance of 1864 during the British reign on the island, by providing bakers and bakeries the sale of bread in loaves of a determined weight that had to be visibly shown, either as an imprint on the bread itself or printed on the wrapper.
