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7. Amendment of Article 65 of the Constitution

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

Article 65 of the Constitution is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the substitution, in paragraph (1) of that Article, for the words and figures “subject to the provisions of Article 41A,” of the words “on the approval of the Constitutional Council,”; and

(2)

by the repeal of paragraph (6) of that Article, and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:-

“(6) Whenever the Secretary-General is unable to discharge the functions of his office, the

“Interpretation.

President may, subject to the approval of the

Constitutional Council, appoint a person to act in the place of the Secretary-General.”.

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