Attorney General's Department (Sri Lanka)

Attorney General's Department
නීතිපති දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව
சட்டமா அதிபர் திணைக்களம்
Agency overview
Formed1884
JurisdictionThe Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Employees553
Annual budgetLKR 1.28 billion (2016)
Agency executives
Websitewww.attorneygeneral.gov.lk

The Attorney General's Department is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka that supports the attorney general and his/her deputy the solicitor general. The department is headed by the attorney general and comes under the purview of the Ministry of Justice. The office of "Attorney General" was formally adopted in the year 1884.