Special gazette issued declaring electricity supply an essential service

Special gazette issued declaring electricity supply an essential service

June 8, 2022   10:19 pm

A Gazette Extraordinary has been issued declaring the supply of electricity an essential service effective from today (June 08).

The communique was issued by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, by virtue of the powers vested in him in terms of Section 2 of the Essential Public Services Act, No. 61 of 1979.

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