Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution · As enacted
8. Amendment of Article 54 of the Constitution
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Article 54 of the Constitution is hereby amended as follows:-
by the repeal of paragraph (1) of that Article, and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:-
“(1) There shall be a Public Service Commission
(in this Chapter referred to as the
“Commission”) which shall consist of not less than five members and not more than nine members appointed by the President subject to the provisions of Article 41A, of whom not less than three members shall be persons who have had over fifteen years experience as public officers. The President shall appoint one of such members as its Chairman.”;
by the substitution, in paragraph (4) of that Article, for the words “by the President with the approval of the Constitutional Council or is convicted” of the words “by the President or is convicted”;
by the substitution, in paragraph (7) of that Article, for the words “such period, on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council, appoint” of the words and figures “such period, subject to the provisions of Article 41A, appoint”.
Official oath or affirmation.