| 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. 2,7th Amendment. |
| 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. 2,13th Amendment. |
| 19.
| | National Languages. |
| 20.
| | Use of National Languages in Parliament and local authorities. 2,16th Amendment. |
| 21.
| | medium of instruction. |
| 22.
| | Language of administration. 3, 16th Amendment. |
| 23.
| | Language of Legislation. 3,16th Amendment. |
| 24.
| | Language of the courts. 4, 16th Amendment. |
| 25.
| | Provision for adequate facilities for use of languages provided for in this Chapter. |
| 25A.
| | Provision of any law inconsistent with this Chapter deemed to be repealed. 5, 16th Amendment. |
| 26.
| | Citizenship of Sri Lanka. |
| 27.
| | Directive Principles of State Policy. |
| 28.
| | Fundamental duties. |
| 29.
| | Principles of State Policy and fundamental duties not justifiable. |
| 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.
| | Exercise, 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.
| | Presidents staff. |
| 41A.
| | President to make the appointments in respect of the Commissions and offices referred to in the Schedules. 2, 17th Amendment , 4, 18th Amendment |
| 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.
| | 4, 17th Amendment ,7, 18th Amendment. Public Service Commission. |
| 55.
| | Powers and functions of the Cabinet of Ministers and of the Commission. 8, 18th Amendment |
| 56.
| | Committees of the Commission. |
| 57.
| | Delecation of powers to a public officer. 10, 18th Amendment. |
| 58.
| | Right of appeal. |
| 59.
| | Administrative Appeals Tribunal. |
| 60.
| | Commission not to exercise power where there is delegation. |
| 61.
| | Procedure at meetings. |
| 61A.
| | Immunity from legal proceedings. |
| 61B.
| | Savings of rules and regulations in force. |
| 61C.
| | Interference with the Commission. |
| 61D.
| | Oath or affirmation of office. |
| 61E.
| | Appointments by the President. 11, 18th Amendment |
| 61F.
| | Interpretation. 12, 18th Amendment |
| 62.
| | Parliament. 3,14th Amendment. |
| 63.
| | Official Oath or affirmation. |
| 64.
| | Speaker Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chairman of Committees. |
| 65.
| | Secretary General of Parliament. 5,17th Amendment. 13,18th Amendment. |
| 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 express. |
| 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 national importance to People by Referendum. |
| 87.
| | Parliament to provide for procedure. 27,17th Amendment. |
| 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. 14,18th Amendment |
| 92.
| | Disqualification for election as President. 15,18th Amendment |
| 93.
| | Election to be free, equal secret. |
| 94.
| | Election of the President. |
| 95.
| | Delimitation Commission. |
| 96.
| | Electoral districts. 3,7th Amendment. |
| 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. 7,14 Amendment. 27th,17th Amendment. |
| 99A.
| | Election of Members of Parliament on the basis of the total number of votes polled at a General Election. 8, 14th Amendment. 27th, 17th Amendment. |
| 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.
| | Election Commission. 9,17th Amendment. 16,18th Amendment. * See also Extract B |
| 104.
| | Meetings of the Commissioner. |
| 104A.
| | Finality of decisions and immunity from suit. |
| 104B.
| | Powers, functions and duties of the Commission.17,18th Amendment |
| 104C.
| | Deployment of police by the Commission. |
| 104D.
| | Deployment of Armed Forces. |
| 104E.
| | Commissioner-General of Elections and other officers of the Commission. 18,18th Amendment |
| 104F.
| | Returning Officers. |
| 104G.
| | Public officers. |
| 104H.
| | Power of Supreme Court to issue writs. |
| 104J.
| | Interpretation. |
| 105.
| | Establishment of Courts, &c. |
| 106.
| | Public sittings. |
| 107.
| | Appointment and removal of judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. 10,17th Amendment. 19,18th Amendment *See also Extract B |
| 108.
| | Salaries judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. |
| 109.
| | Acting appointments. 11,17th Amendment. 20,18th Amendment. |
| 110.
| | Performance or discharge of other duties or functions by Judges. |
| 111.
| | Appointment, removal and disciplinary control of Judges of the High Court. |
| 111A.
| | Commissioners of the High Court, 4, 7th Amendment. 13, 17th Amendment. |
| 111B.
| | Fiscal for the whole island. 14, 17th Amendment. |
| 111C.
| | Interference with judiciary an offence. 15, 17th Amendment. |
| 111D.
| | 16, 17th Amendment. Constitution of the Judicial Service Commission.21, 18th Amendment * See also Extract B |
| 111E.
| | Meetings of the Commission. 22, 18th Amendment |
| 111F.
| | Allowances of members of the Commission. |
| 111G.
| | Secretary to the Commission. |
| 111H.
| | Powers of the Commission. |
| 111J.
| | Judicial officers and scheduled public officers may resign. |
| 111K.
| | Immunity from legal proceedings. |
| 111L.
| | Interference with the Commission an offence. |
| 111M.
| | Interpretation. |
| 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 commission. |
| 118.
| | General jurisdiction of Supreme Court. |
| 119.
| | Constitution of Supreme Court. |
| 120.
| | Constitutional jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. |
| 121.
| | Ordinary exercise of constitutional jurisdiction in respect of Bills. |
| 122.
| | Special exercise of constitutional jurisdiction 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. 9,14th Amendment. |
| 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.
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| 137.
| | The Court of Appeal. |
| 138.
| | Jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal. 3,13th Amendment. |
| 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 injunctions. |
| 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. 18,17th Amendment. *See also Extract B. 23, 18th Amendment |
| 154.
| | Duties and functions of Auditor-General. 27th,17th Amendment. 24, 18th Amendment |
| 154A.
| | 4, 13th Amendment. |
| 154B.
| | Governor. |
| 154C.
| | Exercise of executive powers by the Governor. |
| 154D.
| | Membership of Provincial Councils. |
| 154E.
| | Term of office. |
| 154F.
| | Board of Ministers. |
| 154G.
| | Statutes of Provincial Councils. |
| 154H.
| | Assent. |
| 154J.
| | Public Security. |
| 154K.
| | Failure to comply with directions. |
| 154L.
| | Failure of administrative machinery. |
| 154M.
| | Parliament to confer powers of the Provincial Councils to President. |
| 154N.
| | Financial Instability. |
| 154P.
| | High Court. |
| 154Q.
| | Functions, powers, elections &c of provincial Councils. |
| 154R.
| | Finance Commission.25, 18th Amendment |
| 154S.
| | Special Provisions enabling Provincial Councils not to exercise powers under this Chapter. |
| 154T.
| | Transitional measures. |
| 155.
| | Public Security. |
| 155A.
| | 20, 17th Amendment, 26,18th Amendment Constitution of the National Police Commission. |
| 155B.
| | Meetings of the Commission, |
| 155C.
| | Immunity from legal proceedings. |
| 155D.
| | Secretary to the Commission. |
| 155E.
| | Costs and Commission. |
| 155F.
| | Interference with the Commission. |
| 155FF.
| | Powers of the Commission |
| the constitution of the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka.
| | Commission to make rules. |
| 155G.
| | Repealed. 28, 18th Amendment |
| 155H.
| | Repealed. 29, 18th Amendment |
| 155J.
| | Repealed. 30, 18th Amendment |
| 155K.
| | Repealed. 31, 18th Amendment |
| 155L.
| | Repealed. 32, 18th Amendment |
| 155M.
| | Saving of exisiting rules and regulation. 33, 18th Amendement |
| 155N.
| | Commission answerable to Parliament. |
| 156.
| | Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration * See also Extract B. 34, 18th Amendment |
| 157.
| | International Treaties and Agreements. |
| 157A.
| | Prohibition against violation of territorial integrity of Sri Lanka. 3, 6th Amendment. |
| 158.
| | Delegation. |
| 159.
| | Deputy Speaker to act for Speaker. |
| 160.
| | First President. 4,3rd Amendment. |
| 161.
| | First Parliament. |
| 162.
| | Application of certain provisions. |
| 163.
| | Judge of the 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 made by 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. |
| 169A.
| | Provision relating to Queens Counsel and Senior Attorneys-at-Law. 4,8th Amendment. |
| 170.
| | Interpretation |
| 171.
| | Repeal. |
| 172.
| | Promulgation of the Constitution. |
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