CEYLON GOVT. GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY MAY 17, 1946
LEGISLATIVE POWERS AND PROCEDURE.
29.-(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, Parliament shall have power to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Island.
(2) No such law shall-
(a) prohibit or restrict the free exercise of any religion; or (b) make persons of any community or roligion liable to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of other communities or religions are not made liable; or
(c) confer on persons of any community or religion any privilege or advantage which is not conferred on persons of other communities or religions; or
(d) alter the constitution of any religious body except with the
consent of the governing authority of that body :
Provided that, in any case where a religious body is incorporated by law, no such alteration shall be made except at the request of the governing authority of that body.
(3) Any law made in contravention of subsection (2) of this Section shall, to the extent of such contravention, be void.
(4) In the exercise of its powers under this Section Parliament may-
(a) amend or suspend the operation of any of the provisions of any Order in Council in force in the Island on the date of the first meeting of the House of Representatives, other than an Order made under the provisions of an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom; or amend or suspend the operation of any of the provisions of this Order:
Provided that no Bill for the amendment or suspension of any of the provisions of this Order shall be presented for the Royal Assent unless it has endorsed on it a certificate under the hand of the Speaker that the number of votes cast in favour thereof in the House of Represent- atives amounted to not less than two-thirds of the whole. number of Members of the House (including those not present); every certificate of the Speaker under this subsection shall be conclusive for all purposes and shall not be questioned in any court of law.
30.-(1) His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, with the advice of His or Their Privy Council, may from time to time make such laws as may appear to Him or Them to be necessary—
(a) for the defence of any part of His Majesty's dominions (including the Island) or any territory under His Majesty's protection or any territory in which His Majesty has from time to time jurisdiction, or for securing and maintaining public safety and order and supplies and services in case of public emergency ; or
(b) for regulating the relations between the Island and any foreign country or any part of His Majesty's dominions or any territory as aforesaid.
(2) Any law made in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (1) of this Section may provide for the making of rules, regulations, orders and other instruments for any of the purposes for which
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Power of Parliament to make laws.
Power of His Majesty in Council to legislate for the Island.
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