Vehicle Emission Testing Compulsory in Sri Lanka

Vehicle emission testing has become compulsory for all vehicles in Sri Lanka (except for brand new vehciles, which less than one year old). The push for compulsory vehicle emission testing started with the petition submitted to Supreme Court in 1998 with an assertion to breath uncontaminated air.

Even though the government initiated the legislation to enforce vehicle emission testing in 2000, it was made compulsory for the renewal of the license in 2008. All vehicles needed to be tested, in order to obtain the annual license to use the vehicle, which is issued by the Department of Motor Traffic.

The Gazette notification published in 2008 states "No motor vehicle manufactured, assembled or designed in Sri Lanka or any motor vehicle imported into Sri Lanka shall be registered with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles unless such vehicle complies with the vehicle exhaust Emission Standards contained in the National Environmental (-Air Emission, Fuel, and Vehicle Importation Standards) Regulation No.1 of 2003 made under the National Environmental Act, No 47 of 1980 and published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1295/11 of June 30,2003…."

No license will be issued to vehicles which fails the emission test, till necessary repairs are done for safe emission

There are two private companies selected by the Government to carry out Vehicle Emission Testing in Sri Lanka. They are CleanCo Lanka, a subsidiary of Akbar Brothers, and Laugfs Eco Sri.

The rates for vehicle emission testing are as follows:









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