150 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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