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The 19th Amendment (19A) to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was passed by the 225-member Sri Lankan Parliament with 215 voting in favor, one against, one abstained and seven were absent, on 28 April 2015.
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J. R. Jayewardene who came to office in July 1977 with a five-sixths majority passed the second amendment to the 1972 Constitution on 4 October 1977, which made the presidency an executive post. Under its provisions, then Prime Minister Jayawardene automatically became the first Executive President of Sri Lanka on 4 February 1978. [8]
The amendment reversed most of the reforms and amendments that were introduced by the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka in 2015. The 20th Amendment reinstated most of the constitutional powers to the President that were previously abolished with the 19th Amendment. The 19th Amendment was the first instance in the country's history ...
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 composition of the Constitutional Council consists of ten members, of whom three are ex officio members while the rest are appointed. As per Chapter VIIA, Article 41, of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, members of the council consists of the following: [2] [3]
Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, which established the Constitutional Council, proposed the Independent Commissions; Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited states and the federal government from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex.
The parliament of the Sri Lanka has set of ministers. They are categorized either as the ministers of cabinet and non cabinet. According to the 19th amendment the number of cabinet ministers is limited to 28.