Quarantine and Prevention of Diseases Ordinance. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1897 (1952) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Ordinance to Make Provision for Preventing the Introduction into Sri Lanka of the Plague and All Contagious or Infectious Diseases and for Preventing the Spread of Such Diseases in and outside Sri Lanka. Subject General Keyword Public health Quarantine Offences/penalties Inspection Pests/diseases Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Ordinance is enacted to make provisions for preventing the introduction into sri Lanka of the plague and all contagious or infectious diseases and for preventing the spread of such diseases in and outside Sri Lanka. Full text English Website www.quarantine.health.gov.lk