Municipal Councils (Amendment)

Municipal Councils (Amendment) AN ACT TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ORDINANCE BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows : Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Municipal Councils (Amendment) Act, No. 18 of 1979. Amendment of section 184B of Chapter 252. 2. Section 184B of the Municipal Councils Ordinance (inserted by Law No. 5 of 1975) is hereby amended as follows :- (a) by the substitution, for the words ” Any member of the Local Government Service “, of the words ” Any member of the Local Government Service or any other person not being a member of that Service ” ; (b) by the substitution, for the words and figures ” twelve years and six months from the date of his retirement or from January 1, 1973,”, of the words and figures ” ten years from the date of his retirement or from February 1, 1977, ” ; (c) by the substitution for the words ” exercised such option.”, of the following: ” exercised such option : Provided, however, that in a case where the date following the expiry of the period of ten years falls on a date later than the first day of a month, the date of commencement of such pension shall be the first day of the following month.” ; and (d) in the marginal note to that section, by the substitution, for the words “Local Government Service “; of the words ” Local Government Service and others “, Saving of rights acquired by members of the Local Government Service prior to date of commencement of this Act. 3. The amendment made to the Municipal Councils Ordinance by section 2 ,of this Act shall be deemed not to affect prejudicially any right acquired by any member of the Local Government Service under section 184B ,of that Ordinance prior to the date of commencement of this Act.