The Supreme Court has determined that certain clauses of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution and may require a special majority in parliament, while 'Clause 17' requires approval at a referendum, the Speaker an
According to the Supreme Court's determination, the relevant clauses can be passed only with a special majority in Parliament. However, the Supreme Court has determined that Clause 17, in its present form may become law only if it is passed with the special majority and approved by the people at a Referendum.
Summarised from Ada Derana
People- Jagath Wickramaratne
- Harini Amarasuriya
Organisations- Supreme Court of Sri Lanka2
- Parliament of Sri Lanka2
- Transparency International Sri Lanka
- International Monetary Fund
- United Nations
- SC
Keywords- corruption2
- rules2
- anti2
- bill2
- inconsistent
- referendum
- amendment
- majority
- requires
- certain
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