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26. Amendment of Article 107 of the Constitution

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

Article 107 of the Constitution is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraph (1) of that Article and the substitution of the following paragraph therefor:-

“(1) The Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal and every other judge of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Appeal shall, subject to the approval of the Constitutional

Council, be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand.”.