National State Assembly

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The National State Assembly was the unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka established under the 1972 Republican Constitution, serving as the country's supreme law-making body during that constitutional period.

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National State Assembly canonical 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
unicameral legislature
chamberType single chamber
constitutionalPrinciple parliamentary supremacy under the 1972 Constitution
constitutionalStatus supreme law-making body of Sri Lanka
country Sri Lanka
countryNameAtEstablishment Republic of Sri Lanka
linked to: Sri Lanka
dissolutionReason replacement by the Parliament of Sri Lanka under the 1978 Constitution
establishedUnder 1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka
followedBy Parliament of Sri Lanka
function control of public finance
oversight of the executive
historicalContext created when Ceylon became the Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972
houseCount 1
jurisdiction Sri Lanka
languageOfProceedings English
Sinhala
Tamil
legalFoundation Constitution of the Republic of Sri Lanka 1972
legislatureType unicameral
location Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
memberTitle Member of the National State Assembly
politicalSystem parliamentary republic
precededBy Parliament of Ceylon
relatedOffice Cabinet of Ministers of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
replacedBody Parliament of Ceylon
replacedBy Parliament of Sri Lanka
role amendment of the 1972 Constitution
enactment of laws
sovereigntyLocation people of Sri Lanka acting through the National State Assembly
successorConstitution 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
supremacy exercised supreme legislative power in Sri Lanka
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka legislature National State Assembly