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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Immunity from
legal
proceedings
155C. Subject to the jurisdiction conferred on the
Supreme Court 134[under paragraph (1) of Article 126], no
court or tribunal shall have the power or jurisdiction to inquire
into, or pronounce upon or in any manner call in question any
order or decision made by the Commission or a Committee, in
pursuance of any power or duty, conferred or imposed on such
Commission or Committee under this Chapter or under any
other law.
Secretary to the
Commission
155D. There shall be a Secretary to the Commission
and such other officers appointed by the Commission on such
terms and conditions as may be determined by the Commission.
Costs and
expenses
155E. The costs and expenses of the Commission shall be
a charge on the Consolidated Fund.
Interference with
the Commission
155F. (1) Every person who, otherwise than in the course
of such person’s lawful duty, 135[directly or indirectly by himself
or by or with any other person, in any manner whatsoever
influences or attempts to influence or interferes with any
decision of the Commission or a Committee or to so influence
any member of the Commission or a Committee shall be guilty]
of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not
exceeding one hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment for
a term not exceeding seven years, or to both such fine and
imprisonment.
(2) A High Court established under Article 154P of the
Constitution shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any
matter referred to in paragraph (1).
Powers of the
Commission
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[155FF. The Commission shall be empower ed to
entertain and investigate complaints from members of the
public or any aggrieved person against a police officer or the
police force, and shall provide redress in accordance with the
provisions of any law enacted by Parliament. For this purpose
the Commission may make rules to establish procedures for
entertaining and investigating complaints from members of the
public or any aggrieved person.]
134 - Substituted by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 45.
135 - Substituted by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 46.
136 - Inserted by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 47, which was originally inserted
by Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution and repealed by the Nineteenth amendment to the
Constitution.
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