Section 1 Provision for the fully responsible status of Sri Lanka.F1
No Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on or after the appointed day shall extend, or be deemed to extend, to Sri Lanka as part of the law of Sri Lanka, unless it is expressly declared in that Act that Sri Lanka has requested, and consented to, the enactment thereof.
As from the appointed day His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom shall have no responsibility for the government of Sri Lanka.
As from the appointed day the provisions of the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the legislative powers of .
Annotations
Textual amendments
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For references to “Ceylon” in this Act there are substituted references to “Sri Lanka” by virtue of Sri Lanka Republic Act 1972 (c. 55, SIF 26:40), s. 1(4)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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For references to “Ceylon” in this Act there are substituted references to “Sri Lanka” by virtue of Sri Lanka Republic Act 1972 (c. 55, SIF 26:40), s. 1(4)