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Short title and date of operation.
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1. This Act may be cited as the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act, No. 20 of 1987, and shall come into operation on such date as may be appointed by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette’.
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Amendment of section 2 of Chapter 262,
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2. Section 2 of the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance, as amended by Law No. 24 of 1977 (hereinafter referred to as the” principal enactment”), is hereby further amended by the substitution for the words” Municipal Council, Urban Council, Town Council and Village Council “, of the words , Municipal Council, Urban Council and Pradeshiya Sabha “.
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Amendment of section 3 of the principal enactment.
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3. Section 3 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the substitution for the words” Municipality, town or village area “, of the words” Municipality, town or Pradeshiya Sabha area”.
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Amendment of section 9 of the principal enactment.
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4. Section 9 of the principal enactment, as last amended by Act No. 48 of 1983, is hereby further amended by the repeal of subsection (3) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :
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” (3) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1) and subsection (2), no person who, at any time after the appointed date is removed from the office of Chairman or member of any Urban Council or Pradeshiya Sabha by Order published under section 184 of the Urban Councils Ordinance or section 185 of the Pradeshiya Sabha Act, as the case may be, shall be qualified for a period of five years reckoned from the date of such removal from office to be elected under this Ordinance, or to sit or to vote, as a member of any local authority. “.
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Replacement of section 25 of the principal enactment.
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5. Section 25 of the principal enactment, as amended by Law No. 24 of 1977, is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:
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” Date of holding election.
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25. Every general election of members of a local authority shall, be held within the period of four months preceding the date an which the term of office of the members who are to be elected is due to commence.”.
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Amendment of section 29 of the principal enactment.
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6. Section 29 of the principal enactment, as amended by Law No. 24 of 1977, is hereby further amended in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution for paragraph (b) of that subsection of the following paragraph:
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” (b) the deposit required by paragraph (a) shall, be a sum of two hundred and fifty rupees in respect of each candidate nominated by such independent group. “.
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Amendment of section 41 of the principal enactment..
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7. Section 41 of the principal enactment, as amended by Law No. 24 of 1977, is hereby further amended in paragraph (b) of that section by the substitution for the words” is a village area, “, of the words” is a Pradeshiya Sabha area,”.
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Amendment of section 89 of the principal enactment.
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8. Section 89 of the principal enactment, as last amended by Law No. 24 of 1977, is hereby further amended as fallows:
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(a) by the substitution far the definition of “Deputy Mayor” of the following definition :
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” Deputy Mayor” means the Deputy Mayor of a Municipal Council or the Vice-Chairman of an Urban Council or a Pradeshiya Sabha ;’ ;
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(b) by the substitution far the definition of ” local authority ” of the following definition :
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“local authority” means any Municipal Council, Urban Council or Pradeshiya Sabha ;
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(c) by the substitution for the definition. of “Mayor ” of the following definition :
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” Mayor ” means the Mayor of a Municipal Council or the Chairman of an Urban Council or a Pradeshiya Sabha ;
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(d) by the insertion immediately after the definition of, “parliamentary register for the time being in operation” of the following definition:
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“Pradeshiya Sabha area” means any Pradeshiya Sabha area within the meaning of the Pradeshiya Sabha Act;
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(e) by the substitution for the definition of “town” of the following definition:
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” town” means any town within the meaning of the Urban Councils Ordinance; and
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(f) by the omission of the definition of “village area”.
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Amendment of the First Schedule to the principal enactment.
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9. The First Schedule to the principal enactment, as amended by Law No. 24 of 1977, is hereby further amended by the substitution for all the words from “FORM OF NOMINATION PAPER”, up to the words” of that Council, ” of the following words :-
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“FORM OF NOMINATION PAPER
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Council/ Pradeshiya Sabha.
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The Party, being a recognized political party, an independent group of candidates hereby nominates the following persons, in the order of priority ‘in which their names appear as candidates for election at the general election to be held for the election of members of the. , Municipal Council Urban Council/Pradeshiya Sabha, the first and second named candidates to be in addition, candidates for election as Mayor and Deputy Mayor, respectively/Chairman and Vice-Chairman, respectively of that Council/Sabha.”.
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Replacement of the fourth Schedule to the principal enactment.
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10. The Fourth Schedule to’ the principal enactment as amended by Law No. 24 of 1977, is hereby repealed and the following Schedule substituted’ therefor:
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FORM OF DECLARATION OF SECRECY
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I, , solemnly, promise and declare that I will not at this election for the electoral area of the,.”.”. Municipal Council/Urban Council/Pradeshiya Sabha; do anything forbidden by section 76* of the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance which has been read to me .
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Signature of person taking the declaration.
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Schedules
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