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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(a)
no court shall have the power or jurisdiction
to entertain or hear or decide or call in question
on any ground and in any manner whatsoever, any
decision, direction or act of the Commission,
made or done or purported to have been made or
done under the Constitution or under any law
relating to the holding of an election or the
conduct of a Referendum as the case may be,
which decisions, directions or acts shall be final
and conclusive; and
(b) no suit or prosecution or other proceeding shall
lie against any member or officer of the
Commission for any act or thing which in good
faith is done or purported to be done by him in
the performance of his duties or the discharge of
his functions under the Constitution or under any
law relating to the holding of an election or the
conduct of a Referendum as the case may be.
Powers, functions
and duties of the
Commission
104B. (1) The Commission shall exercise, perform and
discharge all such powers, duties and functions conferred or
imposed on or assigned to –
(a)
the Commission; or
(b)
the Commissioner-General of Elections,
by the Constitution, and by the law for the time being relating
to the election of the President, the election of Members of
Parliament, the election of members of Provincial Councils, the
election of members of Local Authorities and the conduct of
Referenda, including but not limited to all the powers, duties and
functions relating to the preparation and revision of registers of
electors for the purposes of such elections and Referenda and the
conduct of such elections and Referenda.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Commission to secure
the enforcement of all laws relating to the holding of any such
election or the conduct of Referenda and it shall be the duty
of all authorities of the State charged with the enforcement of
such laws, to co-operate with the Commission to secure such
enforcement.
(3) The Commission shall be responsible and answerable
to Parliament in accordance with the provisions of the
Standing Orders of Parliament for the exercise, performance
and discharge of its powers, duties and functions and shall
forward to Parliament for each calendar year a report of its
activities for such year.
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