Constitution of Sri Lanka/Eleventh Amendment

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The Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka dealt with provision of a Fiscal for the whole island and sittings of the Court of Appeal. The amendment came into effect on 6 May 1987.

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

1056290Constitution of Sri Lanka — Eleventh AmendmentThe Government of Sri Lanka

Section 1 Short title edit

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

Section 2 Amendment of Article 111 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka edit

2. Article 111 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as " the Constitution ") is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraph (1) of that Article, and the substitution of the following paragraph therefor : -

"(1) There shall be a High Court of Sri Lanka, which shall exercise such jurisdiction and powers as Parliament may by law vest or ordain.".

Section 3 Amendment of Article 112 of the Constitution edit

3. Article 112 of the Constitution is hereby amended in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (8) of that Article, by the substitution for the words "the appointment of judicial officers ; ", of the words " the appointment of judicial officers, and scheduled public officers ;.

Section 4 Insertion of Article 113A in the Constitution edit

4. The following Article is hereby inserted immediately after Article 113, and shall have effect as Article 113a of the Constitution: -

113A. There shall be a Fiscal who shall be the Fiscal for the whole Island, and shall exercise supervision and control over Deputy Fiscals attached to all Courts of First Instance.".

Section 5 Amendment of Article 114 of the Constitution edit

5. Article 11-1 of the Constitution is hereby amended as follows: -

(1) in paragraph (4) of that Article, by the substitution for the words " the power to make all transfers,", of the words "the power to make transfers in respect of scheduled public officers," ; and

(2) in paragraph (6) of that Article, in the definition of " scheduled public officer ", by the substitution for the words " the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, the Registrar of any Court of First Instance,", of the words " the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, the Fiscal, the Registrar of any, Court of First Instance.

Section 6 Amendment of Article 146 of the Constitution edit

6. Article 146 of the Constitution is hereby amended by the repeal of paragraph (2) of that Article, and the substitution therefor, of the following paragraph: -

"(2) The jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal may be exercised in different matters at the same time by the several judges of the Court sitting apart :

Section 7 Amendment of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution edit

7. The Fifth Schedule to the Constitution is hereby amended by the substitution for the item " Fiscals", appearing in that Schedule, of the item " Deputy Fiscals. ".