56 The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Delegation of legislative power 76. (1) Parliament shall not abdicate or in any manner alienate its legislative power and shall not set up any authority with any legislative power. (2) It shall not be a contravention of the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article for Parliament to make, in any law relating to public security, provision empowering the President to make emergency regulations in accordance with such law. (3) It shall not be a contravention of the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article for Parliament to make any law containing any provision empowering any person or body to make subordinate legislation for prescribed purposes, including the power – (a) to appoint a date on which any law or any part thereof shall come into effect or cease to have effect; (b) to make by order any law or any part thereof applicable to any locality or to any class of persons; and (c) to create a legal person, by an order or an Act. In sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph, “law” includes existing law. (4) Any existing law containing any such provision as aforesaid shall be valid and operative. Duties of Attorney-General in regard to published Bills 77. (1) It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General to examine every Bill for any contravention of the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 82 and for any provision which cannot be validly passed except by the special majority prescribed by the Constitution; and the Attorney-General or any officer assisting the Attorney-General in the performance of his duties under this Article shall be afforded all facilities necessary for the performance of such duties. (2) If the Attorney-General is of the opinion that a Bill contravenes any of the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 82 or that any provision in a Bill cannot be validly passed except by the special majority prescribed by the Constitution, he shall communicate such opinion to the President: Provided that in the case of an amendment proposed to a Bill in Parliament, the Attorney-General shall communicate his opinion to the Speaker at the stage when the Bill is ready to be put to Parliament for its acceptance.