Under its provisions, then Prime Minister Jayawardene automatically became the first Executive President of Sri Lanka on 4 February 1978.
ˌʌndɚɹ ɪts pɹəvˈɪʒənz, ðˈɛn pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ dʒˈeɪɐwˌɔːɹdiːn ˌɔːɾəmˈæɾɪkli bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv sɹˌiː lˈæŋkə ˌɔn fˈoːɹ fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt.