Constitution of Sri Lanka/Fourth Amendment

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The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka made provision for the first Parliament to continue until 4 August 1989. The amendment came into effect on 23 December 1982.

Chapter:	I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIIA, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV

Schedule:	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th

Amendment:	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th

1048898Constitution of Sri Lanka — Fourth AmendmentThe Government of Sri Lanka

Section 1 Short title[edit]

1. This Act may be cited as the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.

Section 2 Amendment of Article 161 of the Constitution[edit]

2. Article 161 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraph (e) of that Article and the substitution therefor, of the following new paragraph :-

"(e) unless sooner dissolved, the First Parliament shall continue until August 4, 1989, and no longer, and shall thereupon stand dissolved, and the provisions of Article 70 (5) (b) shall, mutatis mutandis, apply.".

Constitution of Sri Lanka/Fourth Amendment

Section 1 Short title[edit]

Section 2 Amendment of Article 161 of the Constitution[edit]

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