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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
SCHEDULE II
PART I
1. The Chief Justice and the Judges of the Supreme
Court.
2. The President and Judges of the Court of Appeal.
3. The Members of the Judicial Service Commission,
other than the Chairman.
PART II
1. The Attorney-General.
2. The Auditor-General.
3. The Parliamentary Commissioner for
Administration (Ombudsman).
4. The Secretary-General of Parliament.
5. The Inspector-General of Police.
(2) The Speaker shall require the Prime Minister and the
Leader of the Opposition to make such nominations within one
week of the date of the commencement of this Article, provided
that if the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition fail
to make such nominations, the Speaker shall proceed to
nominate any Members of Parliament to be nominees for the
purposes of sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) of paragraph (1), taking
into consideration the criteria specified in the proviso to
paragraph (1) of this Article.
(3) If at the time the President seeks the observations
of the Council under paragraph (1), the Prime Minister and the
Leader of the Opposition have failed to nominate the persons
who shall be their nominees in the Council, the Speaker shall
nominate such Members of Parliament to be nominees for
the purposes of sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) of paragraph (1),
taking into consideration the criteria specified in the proviso to
paragraph (1) of this Article.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2) of
Article 64 of the Constitution, the Speaker shall, for the
purpose of this Article, continue as Speaker on the dissolution
of Parliament, until a Member of Parliament is elected to be
the Speaker under paragraph (1) of Article 64. The new
Speaker shall thereupon be a member of the Council.