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Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Amendment Act (No. 36 of 1971) - Sect 13

Amendment of section 22 of the principal Order

13. Section 22 of the principal Order is hereby amended as follows: -
(a) in sub-section (1) of that section by the substitution, for the expression " Each Chamber", of the expression " The House of Representatives "; and
(b) by the repeal of sub-section (2) of that section, and the substitution therefor of the following new sub-section: -
" (2) During the adjournment of the House of Representatives for a period not exceeding one month, the Speaker shall, if requested by the Prime Minister, convene in such manner as may be prescribed by the standing orders of that House, a meeting of that House for the transaction of any urgent business of public importance".


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