The Law Commission of Sri Lanka was first established in 1969. In terms of section 2 of the Law Commission Act No. 03 of 1969 the Law Commission consists of a Chairman and Fourteen other Commissioners appointed by His Excellency the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The present Law Commission of Sri Lanka is the 9th Law Commission comprising reputed Lawyers, President’s Counsel and Senior Lecturers who possess specialized knowledge in civil, criminal and commercial fields of law.