නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
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.