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Constitution
Sri Lanka — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 31 August 1978 |
| 1991 | 31 August 1978 |
| 1992 | 31 August 1978 |
| 1993 | 31 August 1978 |
| 1994 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 1995 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 1996 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 1997 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 1998 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 1999 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 2000 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 2001 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 2002 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 2003 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 2004 | adopted 16 August 1978 |
| 2005 | adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; new constitution proposed in 2002 |
| 2006 | adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978 |
| 2007 | adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978 |
| 2008 | adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978 |
| 2009 | adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended 20 December 2000 |
| 2010 | adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended 20 December 2001 |
| 2011 | adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended 20 December 2001 |
| 2012 | adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended 20 December 2001 |
| 2013 | several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended many times, last in 2010 (2010) |
| 2014 | several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended many times, last in 2010 (2010) |
| 2015 | several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended many times, last in 2010 (2010) |
| 2016 | several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016) |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 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 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 Augus |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 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 2020 |
| 2021 | 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 |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2023 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 2025 | 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 |