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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(e)
A person succeeding to the office of President
under the provisions of Article 40 shall not be
entitled to exercise the right conferred on a
President by sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph.
(f)
For the purposes of this paragraph, the first term of
office of the first President referred to in Article
160 shall be deemed to have commenced on
February 4, 1978.]
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[(4) (Where a poll for the election of a President is taken,
the term of office of the person elected as President at such
election shall commence on the expiration of the term of office
of the President in office:
Provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in Article 40 –
(a)
if any person declared elected as President at a
poll for the election of a President dies at any time
after his being declared elected as President and
before the date on which his term of office would,
but for his death, have commenced, the
Commissioner of Elections, shall take a fresh poll
for the election of a President. If the date fixed
for such fresh poll is a date later than such firstmentioned date, the term of office of the person
declared
elected
at
such
poll
shall,
notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this
Article, be deemed to have commenced on such
first-mentioned date. For the purposes only of
Article 38(1)(d), the date of commencement of the
term of office of the new President shall be the
date of his election;
(b)
where the President in office is not a candidate or
is not re-elected, at a poll for the election of a
President, his term of office shall be deemed to
have expired on the date on which the result of
such election is declared. The person elected as
President at such election shall assume office
forthwith, but not later than two weeks from such
date:
Provided that the President in
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article
30, shall continue to exercise, perform and
discharge the powers, duties and functions of the
office of President until the assumption of office
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