Constitution of Sri Lanka
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The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā āndukrama vyavasthāva, Tamil: இலங்கை அரசியலமைப்பின், romanized: Ilaṅkai araciyalamaippiṉ) has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. As of October 2022[update] it has been formally amended 21 times.
Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | |
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Overview | |
Jurisdiction | Sri Lanka |
Ratified | 31 August 1978 |
Date effective | 7 September 1978; 45 years ago (1978-09-07) |
History | |
Amendments | 21 |
Last amended | 21 October 2022 |
Author(s) | 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka |
Supersedes | Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 |
It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution, replacing the Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972, its third constitution since the country received independence within the British Commonwealth as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948, and its fourth constitution overall.