Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka · 2023 Revised Edition · Chapter VIII · The Executive
45. Ministers who are not members of the Cabinet of Ministers
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The President may, in consultation with the
Prime Minister, appoint from among Members of
Parliament, Ministers who shall not be members of the
Cabinet of Ministers.
The President may, in consultation with the
Prime Minister where he considers such consultation to be necessary, determine the assignment of subjects and functions to Ministers appointed under paragraph (1) of this Article and the Ministries, if any, which are to be in charge of, such Ministers.
The President may at any time change any assignment made under paragraph (2).
Every Minister appointed under paragraph (1)
shall be responsible and answerable to the Cabinet of Ministers and to Parliament.
Any Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers may, by Notification published in the Gazette, delegate to any Minister who is not a member of the Cabinet of
Ministers, any power or duty pertaining to any subject or function assigned to such Cabinet Minister, or any power or duty conferred or imposed on him by any written law, and it shall be lawful for such other Minister to exercise and perform any power or duty delegated notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the written law by which that power or duty is conferred or imposed on such Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers.
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