Violators of wedding health guidelines to be prosecuted

On Jul 23, 2021

Legal action will be instituted against those who violate health guidelines during wedding ceremonies, Public Health Inspectors’ Union President Upul Rohana said.

He said the PHIs started strictly monitoring wedding ceremonies from today.

He said court cases would be filed at the Magistrates’ Courts against the organisers of wedding ceremonies and the owners of the venues, if they were found to be violating health guidelines.

He said the Union had received a large number of complaints and photos of wedding ceremonies that broke the health guidelines in the last few days.

Under the relaxed health guidelines issued on July 10, weddings are allowed with 25 per cent seating capacity of the venue or a maximum of 150 guests.