Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka · 2023 Revised Edition · Chapter VIII · The Executive
46. Deputy Ministers
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The President may, in consultation with the Prime Minister, appoint from among Members of
Parliament, Deputy Ministers to assist Ministers of the
Cabinet of Ministers in the performance of their duties.
Any Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers may, by Notification published in the Gazette, delegate to his
Deputy Minister, any power or duty pertaining to any subject or function assigned to him or any power or duty conferred or imposed on him by any written law, and it shall be lawful for such Deputy 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.
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