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8. Amendment of Article 91 of the Constitution

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

Article 91 of the Constitution is hereby amended in sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (1) of that Article as follows:-

(1)

by the substitution, in item (iv) of that sub-paragraph, for the words and figures “referred to in

Schedule I to Article 41A,” of the words and figures

“referred to in the Schedule to Article 41B,”;

(2)

by the insertion, immediately after item (va) of that sub-paragraph, of the following item:-

“(vb) a member of the Constitutional Council referred to in sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (1) of Article 41A, other than any Member of Parliament;”; and

(3)

by the insertion, immediately after item (xii) of that sub-paragraph, of the following item:-

“(xiii) a citizen of Sri Lanka who is also a citizen of any other country;”.