TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION



TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA

BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows : –

[6th September
, 1986
]
Short title.

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

Amendment of Article 155 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

2. Article 155 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is hereby amended as follows; –

(1) by the repeal of paragraphs (8) and (9) of that Article :

(2) by the renumbering of paragraphs (10) and (11) 01 that Article as paragraphs (8) and (9′) respectively of that Article; and

(3) by the substitution, in the renumbered paragraph (9) of that Article, for the words and figures ” Contained in paragraph (6), (7), (8) or (9) of this Article,”, of the words and figures ” contained in paragraph (6) or (7) of this Article,”.