Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sunil Kumara Gamage has temporarily suspended the registration of Sri Lanka’s national sports association for automobile sports and appointed the Secretary to the Ministry as the Competent Authority.
The decision was announced through Extraordinary Gazette No. 2511/21, published on October 20, 2026, under Sections 32 and 33 of Sports Law No. 25 of 1973, as amended.
According to the Gazette, the suspension has been imposed to facilitate the proper administration of the association and complete necessary reforms, including amendments to its constitution in accordance with the Sports Law.
The Ministry Secretary has been appointed as the Competent Authority with effect from October 15, 2026.
The appointed authority will oversee the association’s administration, complete the constitutional amendment process and conduct elections to appoint new office-bearers.
The Gazette further states that the Ministry Secretary will continue to exercise the functions of the association until new office-bearers are duly elected at an Annual General Meeting held in accordance with its amended constitution.
The regulations were signed by Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage on October 15, 2026. (Newswire)
