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The Twenty-first Amendment (21A) to the Constitution of Sri Lanka [1] was passed by the 225-member Sri Lankan Parliament with 179 voting in favor, 1 against and 45 abstained on 21 October 2022. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The bill was passed with a two-third majority and it was reported that only one MP, Sarath Weerasekara , voted against the bill while 45 MPs ...
Under the Soulbury Constitution, which consisted of The Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947, Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon. [1] The Soulbury Constitution provided a parliamentary form of Government for Ceylon and for a Judicial Service Commission and a Public Service Commission.
The Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 was a constitution of Sri Lanka, replaced by the 1978 constitution currently in force. It was Sri Lanka's first republican constitution, and its second since independence in 1948. The constitution changed the country's name from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, and established it as an independent republic.
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The Constitution of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution and its third constitution since the country's independence (as Ceylon) in 1948, after the Donoughmore Constitution ...
Pages in category "Amendments of the Constitution of Sri Lanka" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 20th Amendment enhanced the executive powers given to the President, weakening the powers of the Prime Minister's office and the cabinet. Particularly, the president was given the authority to dissolve the parliament after one year, and could use their executive and constitutional powers to appoint any person to a government office in their sole discretion without the need for ...
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