Section No :  
Legislative Enactments
CEYLON (CONSTITUTION) ORDER IN COUNCIL
Marginal Notes
1. Short title and application.
2. Dates of operation.
3. Interpretation.
4. Appointment and functions of Governor-General.
5. Salaries of Governor-General and Officer Administering the Government.
6. Salaries of Governor-General's staff.
7. Parliament.
8. The Senate.
9. Election of Senators.
10. Appointment of Senators.
11. The House of Representatives. [ 3, 35 of 1954.] [ 3, 35 of 1954.]
11A. Constitution and representation of the Indian and Pakistani electoral district. [ 3. 36 of 1954.]
12. Qualification for Membership of Senate or House of Representatives.
13. Disqualification for Membership of Senate or House of Representatives.
14. Penalty for sitting or voting in Senate or House of Representatives when disqualified.
15. Sessions of Parliament.
16. President and Deputy-President of Senate.
17. Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives.
18. Voting.
19. Power of either Chamber to act notwithstanding vacancies.
20. Quorum.
21. Standing orders.
22. Adjournment.
23. Vacation of seats in the Senate.
24. Vacation of seats in the House of Representatives. [ 3, 36 of 1954.] [ 3, 36 Of 1954.]
25. Oath of allegiance.
26. Allowances to Senators and Members of Parliament.
27. Privileges of Senate and House of Representatives.
28. Staff of Parliament
29. Power of Parliament to make laws.
30. Section - 30
31. Introduction of Bills.
32. Passing of Bills.
33. Restriction of powers of Senate as to Money Bills.
34. Restriction of powers of Senate as to Bills other than Money Bills.
35. Certificate of Speaker.
36. Assent to Bills.
37. Section - 37
38. Enacting words.
39. Laws relating to Ceylon Government stocks.
40. Establishment of Delimitation Commission.
41. Duties of Delimitation Commissions.
42. Decisions of Delimitation Commissions.
43. Notification of electoral districts.
44. Redivision of electoral districts.
44A. Suspension of this Part. [ 3, 35 of 1954.]
45. Executive power.
46. Cabinet of Ministers.
47. Parliamentary Secretaries.
48. Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries in Senate.
49. Other provisions as to Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries.
50. Secretary to the Cabinet.
51. Permanent Secretaries to Ministries.
52. Judges of the Supreme Court
53. The Judicial Service Commission.
54. Secretary to Judicial Service Commission.
55. Appointment to other judicial office.
56. Interference with Judicial Service Commission.
57. Tenure of office in the public service.
58. The Public Service Commission.
59. Secretary to the Public Service Commission.
60. Appointments in the public service.
61. Section - 61
62. Interference with Public Service Commission.
63. Retirement on pension of persons holding office at the appointed day.
64. Preservation of pensions, &c.
65. Pensions, &c., charged on . the Consolidated Fund.
66. The Consolidated Fund.
67. Withdrawal of sums from the Consolidated Fund.
68. Contingencies Fund.
69. Special provisions as to Bills, &c, affecting public revenues
70. The Auditor-General.
71. Audit of accounts.
72. Regulations for election of Senators.
73. Term of office of first Senators.
74. Number of Members in first House of Representatives.
75. Remuneration of Members of first House of Representatives.
76. Section - 76
77. First register of electors.
78. Section - 78
79. Section - 79
80. Section - 80
81. First standing orders of the Senate and House of Representatives.
82. First Clerks of Senate and House of Representatives and Parliamentary staff.
83. Section - 83
84. Section - 84
85. Section - 85
86. Section - 86
87. Section - 87
88. Section - 88
89. Construction of written law.
90. Power of Parliament to legislate on matters referred to in sections 88 and 89 of this Order.
91. Revocation.