Sri Lanka Coast Guard
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The Sri Lanka Coast Guard, officially the Department of Coast Guard, is a Sri Lanka
n non-ministerial government department
tasked with Coast guard
duties within the territorial waters of Sri Lanka. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Defence
and be staffed by civilian personal. It is headed by Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Guard .
Prior to 2009 it was the Coast Guard Unit attached to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, responsible for fishy and natural resource protection coastal areas. The current department of coast guard was created under the Department of Coast Guard Bill presented to parliament in 2009.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n non-ministerial government department
Non-ministerial government department
A non-ministerial government department is a department or ministry of a government that is not headed by a Government Minister or Government Secretary, and answers directly to a legislature ....
tasked with Coast guard
Coast guard
A coast guard or coastguard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to being a volunteer organization tasked with...
duties within the territorial waters of Sri Lanka. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)
The Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces....
and be staffed by civilian personal. It is headed by Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Guard .
Prior to 2009 it was the Coast Guard Unit attached to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, responsible for fishy and natural resource protection coastal areas. The current department of coast guard was created under the Department of Coast Guard Bill presented to parliament in 2009.
Responsibilities
- law enforcement within the country's exclusive economic zoneExclusive Economic ZoneUnder the law of the sea, an exclusive economic zone is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources, including production of energy from water and wind. It stretches from the seaward edge of the state's territorial sea out to 200 nautical...
- search and rescueSearch and rescueSearch and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
- assist the customsSri Lanka CustomsSri Lanka Customs is a non-ministerial government department, which performs the duties of collecting customs duties and other taxes and levies in Sri Lanka. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Finance. Head of the Sri Lanka Customs is the Director General of Customs, Mrs...
in conducting anti-smuggling and anti-immigration operations - suppression of terrorist activities in territorial waters of Sri Lanka