50. Special provisions relating to the period commencing on the date on which certain Articles comes into force

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

During the period commencing on the date on which this Act comes into operation (other than the provisions of section 9, in so far as it relates to paragraph (1)

of Article 46 and the provisions of sections 15, 28, 29, 30

and 31) and ending on the date on which the next General

Election of the Members of Parliament is concluded,:-

(a)

the President may, with the concurrence of the Prime

Minister, assign to himself any subject or function and may, with like concurrence, determine the

Ministries to be in his charge.

(b)

the Cabinet of Ministers functioning immediately prior to the dissolution of the Seventh Parliament shall, notwithstanding such dissolution, continue to function and shall cease to function upon the conclusion of the General Election and accordingly, the Prime Minister, Ministers of the Cabinet of

Ministers, Ministers who are not members of the

Cabinet of Ministers and Deputy Ministers shall continue to function until the conclusion of the

General Election unless they cease to hold office as porvided in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) of

Article 46 or sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (3) of Article 46.

Read on from s 51