Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024 1 [Certified on 01st of February, 2024] L.D.-O. 34/2021 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE ONLINE SAFETY COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE SAFETY FROM PROHIBITED STATEMENTS MADE ONLINE; TO PREVENT THE USE OF ONLINE ACCOUNTS AND INAUTHENTIC ONLINE ACCOUNTS FOR PROHIBITED PURPOSES; TO MAKE PROVISIONS TO IDENTIFY AND DECLARE ONLINE LOCATIONS USED FOR PROHIBITED PURPOSES IN SRI LANKA; TO SUPPRESS THE FINANCING AND OTHER SUPPORT OF COMMUNICATION OF PROHIBITED STATEMENTS AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO. BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024. 2. The provisions of this Act shall apply where – Short title Application of the Act (a) a person commits an offence under this Act in respect of a citizen of Sri Lanka, while being present in Sri Lanka or outside Sri Lanka; (b) a loss, damage or harm is caused within or outside Sri Lanka by the commission of an offence under this Act, to the State or to a person resident in Sri Lanka; or (c) an offence under this Act, wherever committed, is committed by a person who is a citizen of Sri Lanka. 3. The objectives of this Act shall be(a) to protect persons against harm caused by communication of prohibited statements, by way of an online account or through an online location; Objectives of the Act