The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka CHAPTER XI THE LEGISLATURE Procedure and Powers 70. 50[(1) The President may, from time to time, by Proclamation summon, prorogue and dissolve Parliament: Provided that – (a) subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (d), the President shall not dissolve Parliament until the expiration of a period of not less than two years and six months from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless Parliament by resolution requests the President to dissolve Parliament; (b) the President shall not dissolve Parliament on the rejection of the Statement of Government Policy at the commencement of the first session of Parliament after a General Election; (c) subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (d), the President shall not dissolve Parliament after the Speaker has entertained a resolution complying with the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (2) of Article 38, unless – (d) (i) such resolution is not passed as required by sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of Article 38; (ii) the Supreme Court determines and reports that the President has not become permanently incapable of discharging the functions of his office or that the President has not been guilty of any of the other allegations contained in such resolution; (iii) the consequent resolution for the removal of the President is not passed as required by sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) of Article 38; or (iv) Parliament by resolution requests President to dissolve Parliament; the where the President has not dissolved Parliament consequent upon the rejection by Parliament of the Appropriation Bill, the President shall dissolve Parliament if Parliament rejects the next Appropriation Bill.] 50 - Substituted by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 12. Sessions of Parliament 53