Section No :  
1980 Revised version
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA
Marginal Notes
1. Sri Lanka (Ceylon) is a Free, Sovereign, Independent and Democratic Socialist Republic and shall be known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
2. Unitary State.
3. Sovereignty of the People.
4. Exercise of Sovereignty.
5. Territory of the Republic.
6. The National Flag.
7. The National Anthem.
8. The National Day.
9. Buddhism.
10. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
11. Freedom from torture.
12. Right to equality.
13. Freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention and punishment, and prohibition of retroactive penal legislation.
14. Freedom of speech, assembly, association, occupation, movement, &c.
15. Restrictions on fundamental rights.
16. Existing written law and unwritten law to continue in force.
17. Remedy for the infringement of fundamental rights by executive action.
18. Official Language.
19. National Languages
20. Use of National Languages in Parliament and local authorities.
21. Medium of instruction.
22. Language of administration.
23. Language of Legislation.
24. Language of the courts.
25. Provision for adequate facilities for use of languages provided for in this Chapter.
26. Citizenship of Sri Lanka.
27. Directive Principles of State Policy.
28. Fundamental duties.
29. Principles of State Policy and fundamental duties not justiciable.
30. The President of the Republic.
31. The election and the term of office of President.
32. Assumption of office.
33. Powers and functions of the President.
34. Grant of pardon.
35. Immunity of president from suit.
36. Salary and pension.
37. Excercise,Performance and discharge of the Powers,duties and functions of the president by the Prime Minister.
38. Vacation of office by President.
39. Determination by the Supreme Court that the President was not duly elected or the election of the President was void.
40. Vacation of office by President and election of succeeding President.
41. President's staff.
42. Responsibility of the President.
43. Cabinet of Ministers.
44. Minister of Cabinet and their subjects and functions.
45. Minister who are not a member of the Cabinet and their Ministries subjects and functions.
46. Deputy Ministers.
47. Tenure of office of the Prime Minister.Minister and Deputy Minister.
48. Cabinet of Minister after dissolution of Parliament
49. Dissolution of Cabinet of Ministers.
50. Acting Minister and Acting Deputy Minister.
51. Secretary to Cabinet of Ministers.
52. Secretaries to Ministries.
53. Official oath or affirmation.
54. Appointments by the president.
55. The Public Service.
56. Public Service Commission.
57. Committees of the Public Service Commission.
58. Delegation by Public Service Commission or any Committee thereof.
59. Power of Cabinet of Ministers to alter, vary, or rescind appointments,&c.
60. Interference with Public Service &c.,an offence.
61. Official oath or affirmation.
62. Parliament.
63. Official Oath or affirmation.
64. Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chairman of Committees.
65. Secretary General of Parliament.
66. Vacation of seats.
67. Privileges, immunities and Powers of Parliament and Members.
68. Allowances of Members.
69. Power of Parliament to act notwithstanding vacancies.
70. Sessions of Parliament.
71. Adjournment.
72. Voting.
73. Quorum.
74. Standing Orders.
75. Legislative power.
76. Delegation of legislative power.
77. Duties of Attorney-General in Regard to published Bills.
78. Publication of Bills and passing of Bills and resolutions.
79. Certificate of Speaker.
80. When Bill becomes Law.
81. Expulsion of Members and imposition of civic disability.
82. Amendment or repeal of the Constitution must be expressed.
83. Approval of certain Bills at a Referendum.
84. Bills inconsistent with the Constitution.
85. Submission of Bills to People by Referendum.
86. Submission of matters of natinal importance t0 People by Referendum.
87. Parliament to provide for procedure.
88. Right to be an elector.
89. Disqualification to be an elector.
90. Qualification for election as Member of Parliament.
91. Disqualification for election as a Member of Parliament.
92. Disqualification for election as President.
93. Election to be free,equal secret.
94. Election of the President.
95. Deimitation Commission.
96. Electoral districts.
97. Proclamation of names,&c.of electoral districts.
98. Number of members to be returned by the several electoral districts and their apportionment among such electoral districts.
99. Proportional representation.
100. Penalty for sitting and voting in Parliament when disqualified.
101. Parliament may make provision in respect of elections.
102. Public officer or an officer of a public corporation not to function during period of election.
103. Commissioner of Elections.
104. Powers, duties and functions of Commissioner of Elections.
105. Establishment of Courts,&c.
106. Public sittings.
107. Appointment and remova1 of judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
108. Salaries judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
109. Acting appointments.
110. Performance or discharge of other duties or functions by Judges.
111. Appointment, removal and disciplinery control of Judges of the High Court.
112. The Judicial Service Commission.
113. Secretary to the Commission.
114. Appointment to other judicial offices.
115. Interference with Judicial Service Commission an offence.
116. Interference with judiciary an offence.
117. Immunity of members of the commision.
118. General jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
119. Constitution of Supreme Court.
120. Constitutional jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
121. Ordinary exercise of constitutional jurisdication in respect of Bills.
122. Special exercise of constitutional jurisdication in respect of urgent Bills.
123. Determination of the Supreme Court in respect of Bills.
124. Validity of Bills and legislative process not to be questioned.
125. Constitutional jurisdiction in the interpretation of the Constitution.
126. Fundamental rights jurisdiction and its exercise.
127. Appellate jurisdiction.
128. Right of appeal.
129. Consultative jurisdiction.
130. Jurisdiction in election petition
131. Jurisdiction in respect of the breaches of the Parliamentary privileges.
132. Sittings of the Supreme Court.
133. Appointment of ad hoc Judges.
134. Right to be heard by the Supreme Court.
135. Registry of Supreme Court and office of Register.
136. Rules of the Supreme Court.
137. The Court of Appeal.
138. Juridicatoin of the Court of Appeal.
139. Powers in appeal.
140. Power to issue writs, other than writs of and habeas corpus.
141. Power to issue writs of habeas corpus.
142. Power to bring up and remove prisoners.
143. Power to gnat injuctions.
144. Parliamentary elections petitions.
145. Inspection of records.
146. Sittings of the Court of Appeal.
147. Registry of the Court of Appeal and office of Registrar.
148. Control of Parliament over public finance.
149. Consolidated fund.
150. Withdrawal of sums from Consolidated Fund.
151. Contingencies Fund.
152. Special Provisions as to Bills affecting Public revenue.
153. Auditor-General.
154. Duties and functions of Auditor-General.
155. Public Security.
156. Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.
157. International Treaties and Agreements.
158. Delegation.
159. Deputy Speaker to act for Speaker.
160. First President.
161. First Parliament.
162. Application of certain provisions.
163. Judge of Supreme court and High court to cease to hold office.
164. Continuation in office of Judges public officers and others.
165. Oath or affirmation to be taken or madeby public officers and others.
166. Powers, privileges, immunities and rights of the Republic.
167. Rights, duties and obligations of the Republic.
168. Past operation of laws previous acts,offences and pending action,&c.
169. Provisions relating to judiciary.
170. Interpretation
171. Repeal
172. Promulgation of the Constitution.