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The Constitutional Council (CC) is a 10-member constitutional authority in Sri Lanka tasked with maintaining independent commissions and monitoring its affairs. The Constitutional Council is aimed at depoliticizing the public service.
It establishes a Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka) which will exercise some executive powers previously held by the President. The 19th amendment restores many components of the 17th amendment [5] letting the Constitutional Council to set up the proposed Independent Commissions;
Under the Soulbury Constitution, which consisted of The Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947, Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon. [1] The Soulbury Constitution provided a parliamentary form of Government for Ceylon and for a Judicial Service Commission and a Public Service Commission.
The Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 was a constitution of Sri Lanka, replaced by the 1978 constitution currently in force. It was Sri Lanka's first republican constitution, and its second since independence in 1948. The constitution changed the country's name from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, and established it as an independent republic.
The National State Assembly (NSA) was the legislative body of Sri Lanka established in May 1972 under the First Republican Constitution.The assembly was introduced by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike under the United Front Government replacing the Parliament of Ceylon, a bicameral arrangement set up with the Soulbury Commission.
In late October, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena made four decisions that have unleashed a constitutional crisis: He and his coalition withdrew from the national unity government ...
The Council exercised executive power and advised the governor. As a result of the First Manning Reforms three non-officials were elected to the executive council. With enactment of the new constitution of the Dominion of Ceylon in 1947 the Executive Council was replaced by a National Cabinet.
Under the Soulbury Constitution (which consisted of The Ceylon Independence Act of 1947 and The Ceylon Orders in Council 1947), Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon. [4]The Soulbury Constitution provided a parliamentary form of Government for Ceylon, a Judicial Service Commission, and a Public Service Commission.