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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
123
Establishment of
Provincial
Councils
[ CHAPTER XVII A
154A. (1) Subject to the provisions of the Constitution,
a
specified in the Eighth Schedule with effect from such date or
by
in
dates as the
Different dates may be
in respect of
Provinces.
(2) Every Provincial Council established under paragraph
(1) shall be constituted upon the election of the members of
such Council in accordance with the law relating to Provincial
Council elections.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in the preceding provisions
of this Article, Parliament may by, or under, any law provide
for two or three adjoining Provinces to form one administrative
unit with one elected Provincial Council, one Governor, one
Chief Minister and one Board of Ministers and for the manner
of determining whether such Provinces should continue to be
administered as one administrative unit or whether each such
Province should constitute a separate administrative unit with
its own Provincial Council, and a separate Governor, Chief
Minister and Board of Ministers.
Governor
154B. (1) There shall be a Governor for each Province for
which a Provincial Council has been established in accordance
with Article 154A.
(2) The Governor shall be appointed by the President
by warrant under his hand and shall hold office, in accordance
with Article 4(b), during the pleasure of the President.
(3) The Governor may, by writing
President, resign his office.
to the
(4) (a) The Provincial Council may, subject to
sub-paragraph (b), present an address to the President advising
the removal of the Governor on the ground that the Governor –
(i)
has intentionally violated the provisions
of the Constitution;
(ii) is guilty of misconduct or corruption
involving the abuse of the powers of his
office; or
(iii) is guilty of bribery or an offence
involving moral turpitude,
if a resolution for the presentation of such address is passed by
not less than two-thirds of the whole number of members of the
Council (including those not present).
123 - Chapter XVIIA inserted by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 4.
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