Sri Lanka's Constitution of 1978 with Amendments Through 2010
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PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:49 constituteproject.org Sri Lanka's Constitution of 1978 with Amendments through 2010 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 . 10 CHAPTER I: THE PEOPLE, THE STATE AND SOVEREIGNTY . 10 1. The State . 10 2. Unitary State . 10 3. Sovereignty of the People . 11 4. Exercise of Sovereignty . 11 5. Territory of the Republic . 11 6. The National Flag . 11 7. The National Anthem . 12 8. The National Day . 12 CHAPTER II: BUDDHISM . 12 CHAPTER III: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS . 12 10. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion . 12 11. Freedom from torture . 12 12. Right to equality . 12 13. Freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention and punishment, and prohibition of retrospective penal legislation . 13 14. Freedom of speech, assembly, association, occupation, movement etc . 13 15. Restrictions on fundamental rights . 14 16. Existing written law and unwritten law to continue in force . 15 17. Remedy for the infringement of fundamental rights by executive action . 15 CHAPTER IV: LANGUAGE . 15 18. Official Language . 15 19. National Languages . 15 20. Use of National Languages in Parliament, Provincial Councils and Local Authorities . 16 21. Medium of instruction . 16 22. Languages of Administration . 16 23. Language of Legislation . 17 24. Languages of the courts . 18 25. Provision for adequate facilities for use of languages provided for in this Chapter . 19 25A. Provision of any law inconsistent with this Chapter deemed to be repealed . 19 CHAPTER V: CITIZENSHIP . 19 26. Citizenship of Sri Lanka . 19 CHAPTER VI: DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY AND FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES . 20 27. Directive Principles of State Policy . 20 28. Fundamental duties . 21 Sri Lanka 1978 (rev. 2010) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:49 29. Principles of State Policy and fundamental duties not justifiable . 22 CHAPTER VII: THE EXECUTIVE - The President of the Republic . 22 30. The President of the Republic . 22 31. The election and the term of office of the President . 22 32. Assumption of office . 25 33. Powers and functions of the President . 25 34. Grant of pardon . 26 35. Immunity of President from suit . 26 36. Salary and Pension . 27 37. Exercise, performance and discharge of powers, duties and functions of the President by the Prime Minister . 27 38. Vacation of office by President . 28 39. Determination by the Supreme Court that the President was not duly elected or the election of the President was void . 29 40. Vacation of office by President and election of succeeding President . 30 41. President's staff . 31 CHAPTER VIIA: THE EXECUTIVE - The Parliamentary Council . 32 41A. President to make the appointments in respect of the Commissions and offices referred to in the Schedules . 32 CHAPTER VIII: THE EXECUTIVE - The Cabinet of Ministers . 34 42. Responsibility of the President . 34 43. Cabinet of Ministers . 34 44. Ministers of Cabinet and their subjects and functions . 35 45. Ministers who are not members of the Cabinet and their Ministries, subjects and functions . 35 46. Deputy Ministers . 36 47. Tenure of office of the Prime Minister, Ministers and Deputy Ministers . 36 48. Cabinet of Ministers after dissolution of Parliament . 36 49. Dissolution of Cabinet of Ministers . 37 50. Acting Minister and acting Deputy Minister . 37 51. Secretary to Cabinet of Ministers . 37 52. Secretaries to Ministries . 37 53. Official oath or affirmation . 38 CHAPTER IX: THE EXECUTIVE - The Public Service . 38 54. Public Service Commission . 38 55. Powers and functions of the Cabinet of Ministers and of the Commission . 39 56. Committees of the Commission . 40 57. Delegation of powers to a public officer . 40 58. Right of appeal . 40 59. Administrative Appeals Tribunal . 41 Sri Lanka 1978 (rev. 2010) Page 3 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:49 60. Commission not to exercise power where there is delegation . 41 61. Procedure at meetings . 41 61A. Immunity from legal proceedings . 41 61B. Savings of rules and regulations in force . ..