Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024 9 PART II POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION 11. The Commission shall have the following powers and functions: (a) to issue directives to persons, internet service providers or internet intermediaries, who have published or communicated or whose service has been used to communicate any prohibited statement, requiring them to provide to persons who have been adversely affected by any prohibited statement, an opportunity of responding to such prohibited statement; (b) to issue notices to persons who communicate prohibited statements, to stop the communication of such statements; (c) to issue notices to any internet service provider or internet intermediary to disable access to an online location which contains a prohibited statement by the end users in Sri Lanka or to remove such prohibited statement from such online location; (d) to refer to the appropriate court as provided for in paragraph (3) of Article 105 of the Constitution or any other relevant written law for its consideration any communications that may be in contempt of court or prejudicial to the maintenance of the authority and impartiality of the judiciary, and to provide such assistance as may be required from any court in respect of any matter so referred to such court; Powers and functions of the Commission