Terrorism Bill clauses inconsistent with Constitution
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1 min readFrom 4 outlets- Daily Mirror and Newswire report that two clauses conflict with Article 12(1) of the Constitution.
- Newswire says the clauses require a two-thirds majority if retained in their current form.
- Newswire reports that adopting the court’s recommended amendments would allow passage by a simple majority.
- Newswire says 33 petitions challenged the bill’s constitutionality.
Daily Mirror reports that Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne told Parliament the Supreme Court had found two clauses of the proposed Sri Lanka Cricket Bill inconsistent with Article 12(1) of the Constitution. Newswire reports that the Speaker announced the determination in Parliament on the 12th.
Newswire reports that the two clauses need a two-thirds majority to become law in their current form. The court indicated, according to Newswire, that the bill could instead pass with a simple majority if its recommended amendments are incorporated.
Newswire says the determination followed petitions challenging the bill’s constitutionality and reports that the Speaker had previously told Parliament that 33 petitions had been filed. Newswire also reports that determinations concerning the Immigration Bill and the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill were presented in Parliament on the same day.
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Hiru News (සිංහල)SI
ත්රස්තවාදයෙන් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමේ පනත් කෙටුම්පත ගැන ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණ තීරණය පාර්ලිමේන්තුවටDaily MirrorEN
Two clauses of Sri Lanka Cricket Bill inconsistent with ConstitutionAda DeranaEN
PSTA Bill can be passed by simple majority subject to four amendments – SC determinesNewswireEN
SC determinations on Cricket, Immigration and PSTA Bills presented in Parliament
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- Newswire · Supreme Court begins hearing petitions against anti-terrorism Bill
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