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The Sri Lankan Coast Guard, officially the ''Department of Coast Guard'', is a Sri Lankan 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.〔(Coastguard to get sweeping powers )〕 It is headed by Director General of Sri Lanka Coast Guard, currently Rear Admiral Samantha Wimalathunga. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, as the Minister of Public Security, Law and Orderm presented a cabinet paper with regard to the establishment of the Department of Sri Lanka Coast Guard, and the Cabinet of Ministers approved the cabinet paper paving the way to establishing the Sri Lanka Coast Guard on 7 March 2007. Coast Guard Act, No. 41 of 2009 was enacted by the Parliament on 9 July 2009 to incorporate the Department of Coast Guard. The Coast Guard was inaugurated on 4 March 2010. Sri Lanka Coast Guard functions under the Ministry of Defence. It is a non-military law enforcement agency at sea. Every Coast Guard officer of the Department of Coast Guard is deemed to be a peace officer for the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979. It has legal authority to search and arrest ships, craft and personnel engaged in illegal activities in maritime zones and the territorial waters of Sri Lanka, and institute legal proceedings against offenders ==Vision statement== "Peaceful maritime environment whilst protecting national interests" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sri Lanka Coast Guard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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