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Sri Lanka's Constitution of 1978 with Amendments Through 2015 PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:49 constituteproject.org Sri Lanka's Constitution of 1978 with Amendments through 2015 Subsequently amended This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:49 Table of contents Preamble . 11 CHAPTER I: THE PEOPLE, THE STATE AND SOVEREIGNTY . 11 1. The State . 11 2. Unitary State . 11 3. Sovereignty of the People . 12 4. Exercise of Sovereignty . 12 5. Territory of the Republic . 12 6. The National Flag . 12 7. The National Anthem . 13 8. The National Day . 13 CHAPTER II: BUDDHISM . 13 CHAPTER III: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS . 13 10. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion . 13 11. Freedom from torture . 13 12. Right to equality . 13 13. Freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention and punishment, and prohibition of retrospective penal legislation . 14 14. Freedom of speech, assembly, association, occupation, movement etc . 14 14A. Right of access to information . 15 15. Restrictions on fundamental rights . 16 16. Existing written law and unwritten law to continue in force . 16 17. Remedy for the infringement of fundamental rights by executive action . 17 CHAPTER IV: LANGUAGE . 17 18. Official Language . 17 19. National Languages . 17 20. Use of National Languages in Parliament, Provincial Councils and Local Authorities . 17 21. Medium of instruction . 17 22. Languages of Administration . 18 23. Language of Legislation . 19 24. Languages of the courts . 20 25. Provision for adequate facilities for use of languages provided for in this Chapter . 20 25A. Provision of any law inconsistent with this Chapter deemed to be repealed . 20 CHAPTER V: CITIZENSHIP . 21 26. Citizenship of Sri Lanka . 21 CHAPTER VI: DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY AND FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES . 21 27. Directive Principles of State Policy . 21 Sri Lanka 1978 (rev. 2015) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:49 28. Fundamental duties . 23 29. Principles of State Policy and fundamental duties not justifiable . 23 CHAPTER VII: THE EXECUTIVE - The President of the Republic . 23 30. The President of the Republic . 23 31. The election and the term of office of the President . 24 32. Assumption of office . 26 33. Duties, powers and functions of the President . 27 33A. President to be responsible to Parliament . 28 34. Grant of pardon . 28 35. Immunity of President from suit . 28 36. Salary and Pension . 29 37. Exercise, performance and discharge of powers, duties and functions of the President by the Prime Minister . 29 38. Vacation of office by President . 30 39. Determination by the Supreme Court that the President was not duly elected or the election of the President was void . 31 40. Vacation of office by President and election of succeeding President . 32 41. President's staff . 32 CHAPTER VIIA: THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL . 33 41A. Constitution of the Constitutional Council . 33 41B. Council to recommend appointments . 35 41C. Council to approve appointments . 36 41D. Secretary-General and other officers of the Council . 36 41E. Meetings of the Council . 37 41F. Continuation in office of the members of the Council . 37 41G. Powers and duties of the Council . 37 41H. Expenses to be charged on the Consolidated Fund . 38 41I. Finality of decisions of the Council . 38 CHAPTER VIII: THE EXECUTIVE - The Cabinet of Ministers . 38 42. Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers . 38 43. Ministers and their subjects and functions . 38 44. Ministers who are not members of the Cabinet of Ministers . 38 45. Deputy Ministers . 39 46. Tenure of office of the Prime Minister, and the limitation of numbers and tenure of office of Ministers and Deputy Ministers . 39 47. Cabinet of Ministers after dissolution of Parliament . 40 48. Dissolution of the Cabinet of Ministers . 41 49. Acting Ministers and Deputy Ministers . 41 50. Secretary to the Cabinet of Ministers . 41 Sri Lanka 1978 (rev. 2015) Page 3 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:49 51. Secretary to the Prime Minister . 41 52. Secretaries to Ministries . 41 53. Official oath and affirmation . ..
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