Wildlife Protection Society Act. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1968 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to incorporate the Wildlife Protection Society of Ceylon. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Institution Animal welfare Ecosystem preservation Education Community management Protection of species Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act incorporates the Wildlife Protection Society of Ceylon into a Corporation. Objectives of the Corporation include to assist and cooperate in the prevention from destruction of wild animals and plants as well as encourage the preservation of wildlife in Sri Lanka (sect. 3). There are sections relating to the rules of the Corporation and debts and liability of the Corporation. The Corporation has the capacity to own and hold on to property for the purposes of the Act (sect. 10). Full text English