The repeal is real.
The powers carry over.
பயங்கரவாதத் தடைச் சட்ட மாற்றக் கண்காணிப்பு · A citation-only watch on the replacement of the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Two dates decide the next thirty days: how the Supreme Court rules, and when Parliament debates.
TLTE tracks public stages from the Gazette, the Court record and Hansard. Each stage changes only when a primary source is cited. No forecasts, no named judges or officials.
A standing, append-only record of every security law change, so substitution of powers is visible the day it happens — not eighteen months later.
The constitutional funnel
- 01Bill gazettedArt. 78
Replacement bill published. Source: Government Gazette (verify the latest version number before quoting).
- 02Placed on Order PaperArt. 78(1)
Starts the short window for constitutional petitions.
- 03Supreme Court petitionsArt. 121
Any citizen may petition within days of the bill's placement. Count petitions only from the Court record.
- 04Special DeterminationArt. 123
Court tells the Speaker: simple majority, two-thirds, or referendum — clause by clause.
- 05Second Reading debateStanding Orders
The date to watch. Check Hansard and the Order Paper, not press previews.
- 06Committee stage amendmentsStanding Orders
Where the Court's required changes are (or are not) written in.
- 07Certified as lawArt. 79
After certification no court can review the Act (Art. 80(3)).
Court finds no inconsistency. Bill can pass as drafted. Highest carry-over of powers.
Court flags clauses; government usually amends them to fall back to simple majority. The core usually survives.
Rare. Government normally deletes the clause rather than face a vote.
What leaves, what stays, what grows
Structural reading anchored on OHCHR comments, ICJ (2018) and Amnesty International "Old Wine in a New Bottle" (2023). Check each row against the latest gazetted text before quoting.
Substitution surplus ΔK
K = Σ ceiling × discretion × use. Move the sliders: the PTA can fall to zero while K still rises.
Teaching model, not a measurement. Weights are set by you; no real usage figures are implied.
Draft written questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what assessment the Department has made of the compatibility of Sri Lanka's proposed counter-terrorism bill with Articles 9, 14 and 19 of the ICCPR.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade what representations the Government has made on whether the replacement of the Prevention of Terrorism Act meets the human-rights conditions of the UK Developing Countries Trading Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs whether the Government will publish its assessment of the Supreme Court's Special Determination on the bill before it is passed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what steps the Government is taking with the HRC Core Group to monitor the use of restriction orders during November memorial events.
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