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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(c)
(i)
The Commission shall cause the directions
and guidelines referred to in paragraph 4(a)
and paragraph 5(a) to be published in at least
one newspaper widely circulated, in the
Sinhala, Tamil and English languages.
(ii) Every direction and guideline shall be
published in the Gazette and shall come into
operation on the date of such publication or
on such later date as may be specified in
such direction and guideline.
(iii) Every such direction and guideline shall,
within three months from the date of
publication in the Gazette, be brought before
Parliament for approval. Any direction or
guideline which is not so approved shall be
deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such
disapproval, but without prejudice to anything
previously done thereunder.]
Deployment of
Police by the
Commission
104C. (1) Upon the making of an Order for the holding of an
election or the making of a Proclamation requiring the conduct of a
Referendum, as the case may be, the Commission shall notify the
Inspector-General of Police of the facilities and the number of police
officers required by the Commission for the holding or conduct of
such election or Referendum, as the case may be.
(2) The Inspector-General of Police shall make available
to the Commission the facilities and police officers specified in
any notification made under paragraph (1) of this Article.
(3) The Commission may deploy the police officers and
facilities made available to the Commission in such manner as
is calculated to promote the conduct of a free and fair election or
referendum, as the case may be.
(4) Every police officer made available to the
Commission under paragraph (2) of this Article, shall be
responsible to and act under the direction and control of the
Commission during the period of an election.
(5) No suit, prosecution or other proceeding, shall lie
against any police officer made available to the Commission
under this Article for any lawful act or thing in good faith done
by such police officer, in pursuance of a direction of the
Commission or his functioning under the Commission.
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