Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Act gazetted

The Parliament of Sri Lanka has officially gazetted the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Act, No. 5 of 2026, certified on 17 February 2026 and published in the Government Gazette on 20 February 2026.

This legislation formally repeals the Parliamentary Pensions Law, No. 1 of 1977, ending the provision of pensions to former Members of Parliament.

According to the Act, any individual currently receiving a pension under the previous laws—including section 9 of Act, No. 1 of 1982, or section 9 of Act, No. 47 of 1990—will cease to receive their pension from the date this new Act comes into force.