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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
when the President certifies that the Bill or provision thereof
has been so approved. The President shall endorse on every
Bill so approved a certificate in the following form:
“This Bill/provision has been 53[duly approved by the
People at a Referendum.”
No such certificate shall be endorsed by the President on a
Bill (a)
in any case where no petition is filed
challenging the validity of the Referendum at
which such Bill was approved by the People,
until after the expiration of the period within
which a petition may be filed, under the law
applicable in that behalf, challenging the
validity of such referendum;
(b)
in any case where a petition is filed
challenging the validity of the Referendum at
which such Bill was approved by the People,
until after the Supreme Court determines that
such Referendum was valid.]
Every such certificate shall be final and conclusive and
shall not be called in question in any court.
(3) Where a Bill becomes law upon the certificate of the
President or the Speaker, as the case may be being endorsed
thereon, no court or tribunal shall inquire into, pronounce upon
or in any manner call in question, the validity of such Act on
any ground whatsoever.
Expulsion of
Members and
imposition of civic
disability
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81. (1) Where a Special Presidential Commission of
Inquiry established under the Special Presidential Commissions
of Inquiry Law, No. 07 of 1978 and consisting of a member
each of whom is a Judge of the Supreme Court, Court of
Appeal, High Court or the District Court recommends that any
person should be made subject to civic disability by reason of
any act done or omitted to be done by such person before or
after the commencement of the Constitution, Parliament may by
resolution pass by not less than two-thirds of the whole number
Substituted by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 4 for “duly approved by the
People at a Referendum”.
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