ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚdʒˈɛnɚɹəl ðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌvðə mˈɑːnɚk ʌv seɪlˈɑːn hˌuː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə mˈɑːnɚk ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm, ðə sˈɛnət ænd ðə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv pˈaʊɚ.
The Governor-General (The Representative of  the Monarch of Ceylon who was also the Monarch of the United Kingdom), the Senate and the House of Representatives exercised legislative power.