Defence Ordinance of Ceylon
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The Defence Ordinance of Ceylon was a key colonial-era legal framework that structured and regulated the organization, duties, and administration of Ceylon’s military forces.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era legislation
ⓘ
military law ⓘ ordinance ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Ceylonese military forces ⓘ |
| basedOn | British defence legislation principles ⓘ |
| country | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
administrative structures for Ceylon’s military forces
ⓘ
duties of officers and soldiers in Ceylon’s military forces ⓘ powers of colonial authorities over Ceylon’s military forces ⓘ |
| governs |
deployment of Ceylon’s military forces
ⓘ
maintenance of military discipline in Ceylon ⓘ raising of military units in Ceylon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| influenced | post-independence defence legislation of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
defence law
ⓘ
military administration ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary legal framework for defence matters in colonial Ceylon ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British colonial legal system ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial legal framework of Ceylon ⓘ |
| purpose |
to regulate the administration of Ceylon’s military forces
ⓘ
to regulate the duties of Ceylon’s military forces ⓘ to structure the organization of Ceylon’s military forces ⓘ |
| regulates |
military administration in Ceylon
ⓘ
military duties in Ceylon ⓘ military organization in Ceylon ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ceylon Defence Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial administration of Ceylon ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Ceylonese defence policy ⓘ |
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