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14. Replacement of Article 61E and 61F of the

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Articles 61E and 61F of the Constitution are hereby repealed and the following Articles substituted therefor:-

61E.

Constitution

(1)

The President shall appoint:-

(a)

the Heads of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force;

(b)

subject to the approval of the

Constitutional

Council, the

Attorney-General and the Inspector-General of Police,

(2)

The holders of the Offices of Attorney-General and the Inspector-General of Police shall retire from their respective Office, upon their attaining the age of sixty years.

61F. For the purposes of this Chapter “public officer” does not include a member of the

Army, Navy, or Air Force, an officer of the

Election Commission appointed by such

Commission, a police officer appointed by the

National Police Commission, a scheduled public officer appointed by the Judicial Service

Commission or a member of the Sri Lanka State

Audit Service appointed by the Audit Service

Commission.”.

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