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Constitution Sri Lanka, in 36 editions.
The entry for Sri Lanka published Constitution in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Constitution in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Constitution” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 4 editions, 1990 to 1993.
31 August 1978
31 August 1978
The same text in 11 editions, 1994 to 2004.
adopted 16 August 1978
31 adopted 16 August 1978
adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; new constitution proposed in 2002
adopted 16 August 1978 1978, certified 31 August 1978; new constitution proposed in 2002
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978
adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; new constitution proposed in 2002 1978
adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended 20 December 2000
adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978 1978; amended 20 December 2000
The same text in 3 editions, 2010 to 2012.
adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended 20 December 2001
adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended 20 December 2000 2001
The same text in 3 editions, 2013 to 2015.
- several previous;
- latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978;
- amended many times, last in 2010 (2010)
several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended 20 December 2001 many times, last in 2010 (2010)
- several previous;
- latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978;
- amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)
several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended many times, last in 2010 (2010) 2015 (2016)
- history:
- several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978
- amendments:
- proposed by Parliament;
- passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and approval in a referendum by an absolute majority of valid votes;
- amended many times, last in 2015;
- note - in September 2017, the Steering Committee of the Constitutional Assembly released its interim report on constitutional reforms (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2016 text remains to mark the changes.
history: several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978
amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and approval in a referendum by an absolute majority of valid votes; amended many times, last in 2015; note - in September 2017, the Steering Committee of the Constitutional Assembly released its interim report on constitutional reforms (2017)
- history:
- several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978 (2018)
- amendments:
- proposed by Parliament;
- passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and approval in a referendum by absolute majority of valid votes;
- amended many times, last in 2015;
- note - deliberations by a constitutional assembly tasked with revising the constitution in March 2016 had stalled by August 2018 (2018)
history: several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978 (2018)
amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and approval in a referendum by an absolute majority of valid votes; amended many times, last in 2015; note - in September 2017, the Steering Committee of the Constitutional Assembly released its interim report on deliberations by a constitutional reforms (2017) assembly tasked with revising the constitution in March 2016 had stalled by August 2018 (2018)
- history:
- several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978
- amendments:
- proposed by Parliament;
- passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and in some cases approval in a referendum by absolute majority of valid votes;
- amended many times, last in 2015;
- note - deliberations by a constitutional assembly tasked with revising the constitution in March 2016 stalled after the prime minister tabled an experts’ report on proposals for a new constitution in January 2019 (2019)
history: several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978 (2018)
amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and in some cases approval in a referendum by absolute majority of valid votes; amended many times, last in 2015; note - deliberations by a constitutional assembly tasked with revising the constitution in March 2016 had stalled by August 2018 (2018) after the prime minister tabled an experts’ report on proposals for a new constitution in January 2019 (2019)
The same text in 5 editions, 2020 to 2024.
- history:
- several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978
- amendments:
- proposed by Parliament;
- passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and in some cases approval in a referendum by absolute majority of valid votes;
- amended many times, last in 2020
history: several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978
amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and in some cases approval in a referendum by absolute majority of valid votes; amended many times, last in 2015; note - deliberations by a constitutional assembly tasked with revising the constitution in March 2016 stalled after the prime minister tabled an experts’ report on proposals for a new constitution in January 2019 (2019) 2020
- history:
- several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978
- amendment process:
- proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and in some cases approval in a referendum by absolute majority of valid votes
history: several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978amendments: amendment process: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and in some cases approval in a referendum by absolute majority of valid votes; amended many times, last in 2020 votes
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Sri Lanka: Constitution.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/sri-lanka/constitution.