13. Amendment of Article 78 of the Constitution

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

Article 78 of the Constitution is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the repeal of paragraph (1) thereof, and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:-

“(1) Every Bill shall be published in the

Gazette at least seven days before it is placed on the Order Paper of Parliament.”; and

(2)

by the insertion, immediately after paragraph (2)

of that Article, of the following paragraph:-

“(3) Any amendment proposed to a Bill in

Parliament shall not deviate from the merits and principles of such Bill.”.