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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
The provisions of the Parliament (Powers and
Privileges) Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply
in relation to proceedings before, and to the
privileges, immunities and powers of, a Select
Committee appointed as aforesaid and every
such Select Committee shall be deemed, for
the purposes of that Act, to be duly authorized
by an order of Parliament to send for persons,
papers and records.
After consideration of the report made by
a Select Committee appointed as aforesaid,
Parliament may, by resolution passed by not
less than eighty-five Members voting in its
favour, resolve that the Member to whom such
report relates, shall cease to be a Member of
Parliament. The Speaker shall endorse on
every resolution so passed, a certificate in
the following form:–
“This resolution has been passed by the
majority required by Article 161(d) (ii) of the
Constitution”.
The seat of such Member shall, with effect from
the date of such certificate, become vacant.
Every such certificate shall be conclusive
for all purposes and shall not be questioned in
any court, and no court or tribunal shall
inquire into, pronounce upon or in any manner
call in question, the validity of the resolution on
which such certificate is endorsed on any
ground whatsoever.]
(iii) Where a vacancy as is referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) has occurred, the SecretaryGeneral of Parliament shall forthwith inform
the Commissioner of Elections of such vacancy.
The Commissioner of Elections shall thereupon
require the Secretary of the political party to
which such Member belonged to nominate a
member of such party 147 [to fill such vacancy.
A nomination made by the Secretary of such
political party under this sub-paragraph shall
147 - Substituted by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution Sec 4(1) for "to fill such vacancy. Upon receipt of such
nomination, the Commissioner".
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