34 The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (3) The provisions of the Constitution relating to the President (other than the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 32) shall apply, in so far as they can be applied, to the person so exercising, performing and discharging the powers, duties and functions of the office of President. (4) In this Article and in Articles 38(1)(b) and 40(1), “the Speaker” includes, during any period when Parliament is dissolved, the person who held the office of Speaker immediately before the dissolution of Parliament. Vacation of office by President 38. (1) The office of President shall become vacant – (a) upon his death; (b) if he resigns his office by a writing under his hand addressed to the Speaker; (c) if he ceases to be a citizen of Sri Lanka; (d) if the person elected as President wilfully fails to assume office within 31[two weeks] from the date of commencement of his term of office; (e) if he is removed from office as provided in the next succeeding paragraph; or (f) if the Supreme Court in the exercise of its powers under Article 130(a) determines that his election as President was void and does not determine that any other person was duly elected as President. (2) (a) Any Member of Parliament may, by a writing addressed to the Speaker, give notice of a resolution alleging that the President is permanently incapable of discharging the functions of his office by 31 - Substituted by the Third Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 3.