{
  "id": 9275807,
  "title": "Sri Lanka Cricket Draft Bill to be gazetted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/sri-lanka-cricket-draft-bill-to-be-gazetted",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T04:52:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/sri-lanka-cricket-draft-bill-to-be-gazetted/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On 08.06.2026, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the preparation of a draft bill to restructure Sri Lanka Cricket. The Legal Draftsman has drafted the Sri Lanka Cricket draft bill, outlining legal provisions for the administration, control, regulation, and promotion of the sport. The bill aims to establish better governance, integrity, transparency, accountability, inclusiveness, and equal opportunities for the development of cricket in Sri Lanka. It also seeks to secure the wellbeing of all participants and protect cricket from corruption and other malpractices. The Attorney General has given clearance for the draft bill, and the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution proposed by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. This resolution includes publishing the draft bill in the government gazette notification and forwarding it to Parliament for concurrence.",
  "summary": "Approval has been granted at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers held on 08.06.2026 to prepare a draft bill for restructuring Sri Lanka Cricket. Accordingly, the Legal Draftsman has formulated Sri Lanka draft bill providing legal provisions for the administration of Sri Lanka Cricket, control, regulation, promotion, establishment of Sri Lanka Cricket for the […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}