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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
(d)
Ordinary
Exercise
of
constitutional
jurisdiction in
respect of Bills
where the Cabinet of Ministers certifies
that any provision of any Bill which is not
described in its long title as being for
the amendment of any provision of the
Constitution or for the repeal and
replacement of the Constitution is intended
to be passed with the special majority
required by Article 84, the only question
which the Supreme Court may determine is
whether any other provision of such Bill
requires to be passed with the special
majority required by Article 84 or whether
any provision of such Bill requires the
approval by the People at a Referendum by
virtue of the provisions of Article 83 or
whether such Bill is required to comply
with the provisions of paragraphs (1) and
(2) of Article 82.
121. (1) The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to
ordinarily determine any such question as aforesaid may
be invoked by the President by a written reference
addressed to the Chief Justice, or by any citizen by a
petition in writing addressed to the Supreme Court. Such
reference shall be made, or such petition shall be filed,
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[within fourteen days] of the Bill being placed on the
Order Paper of the Parliament and a copy thereof shall at
the same time be delivered to the Speaker. In this
paragraph “citizen” includes a body, whether incorporated
or unincorporated, if not less than three-fourths of the
members of such body are citizens.
(2) Where the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court has been so invoked no proceedings shall be had in
Parliament in relation to such Bill until the determination
of the Supreme Court has been made, or the expiration of
117 - Substituted by the Twenty First Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 17.
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