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19th Amendment E PDF
19th Amendment E PDF
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Nineteenth Short title and
Amendment to the Constitution. date of
operation.
“CHAPTER VIIA
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
PART I
PART II
(a) The Attorney-General.
(b) The Auditor-General.
(c) The Inspector-General of Police.
(d) The Parliamentary Commissioner for
Administration (Ombudsman).
(e) The Secretary-General of Parliament.
Secretary- 41D. (1) There shall be a Secretary-General
General and to the Council who shall be appointed by
other officers
the Council for a term of five years. Upon
of the
Council. the expiration of his term of office, the
Secretary-General shall be eligible for
reappointment.
“CHAPTER VIII
THE EXECUTIVE
Replacement of 14. Articles 61E and 61F of the Constitution are hereby
Article 61E and repealed and the following Articles substituted therefor:-
61 F of the
Constitution.
“Appointments 61E. (1) The President shall appoint:-
by the
President.
(a) the Heads of the Army, the Navy and
the Air Force;
35. The following new Articles are hereby inserted Insertion of new
immediately after Article 153, and shall have effect as Article Articles 153A,
153A, 153B, 153C, 153D, 153E, 153F, 153G and 153H of the 153 B , 153 C ,
153D , 153 E ,
Constitution:- 153 F, 153 G and
153H in the
“Constitution 153A. (1) There shall be an Audit Service Constitution.
of the Audit Commission (in this Chapter referred to as
Service
Commission.
“Commission”), which shall consist of the
Auditor-General who shall be the Chairman of
the Commission, and the following members
appointed by the President on the
recommendation of the Constitutional
Council:-
46. The following new Chapters are hereby inserted Insertion of new
immediately after Chapter XIX and shall have effect as Chapter XIXA
and XIXB in the
Chapters XIXA and XIXB respectively, of the Constitution:- Constitution.
48 Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution
“CHAPTER XIXA
CHAPTER XIX B
(d) a Minister;
shall cease to hold such office with effect from the date
on which this Act comes into operation:
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