ACT, No. 55 OF 2007

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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
LOCAL AUTHORITIES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS)
ACT, No. 55 OF 2007
[Certified on 16th November, 2007]
Printed on the Order of Government
Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of November 16, 2007
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Act, No. 55 of 2007
[Certified on 16th November, 2007]
L. D.—O. 48/2007
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR CALLING OF FRESH NOMINATIONS AND
THE HOLDING OF ELECTIONS IN RESPECT OF ONE MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL, FIVE URBAN COUNCILS AND TWENTY SEVEN
PRADESHIYA SABHAS IN THE NORTHERN PROVINCE WHERE
ELECTIONS TO SUCH COUNCIL AND SABHAS HAVE BEEN
POSTPONED DUE TO UNFORSEEN AND URGENT CIRCUMSTANCES;
AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH OR
INCIDENTAL THERETO.
WHEREAS Notices were published under section 26 of Preamble.
the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance that
nominations will be received in respect of elections to all
Municipal Council, Urban Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas
in the Northern Province:
AND WHEREAS the dates of polls fixed for the holding
of elections for the aforesaid Municipal Council, five
Urban Councils and twenty seven Pradeshiya Sabhas, out
of the aforesaid local authorities, were postponed from
time to time due to urgent and unforeseen circumstances
by Orders made under subsection (3) of section 38 of the
Local Authorities Elections Ordinance:
AND WHEREAS persons who have tendered their
nominations have either died or been displaced or have
changed their party or due to the fact that a considerable
number of persons who have tendered their nominations
have gone abroad or where persons who were below the
age of thirty-five at the time of tendering nominations are
now over the age of thirty-five, it has become necessary
to provide for the calling of fresh nominations in respect
of the aforesaid Municipal Council, Urban Councils and
Pradeshiya Sabhas:
AND WHEREAS due to the period of time that has elapsed
since the submission of nominations in respect of the
aforesaid Municipal Council, five Urban Councils and
twenty seven Pradeshiya Sabhas, it has become necessary
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to provide for the calling of fresh nominations in respect
of such Municipal Council, Urban Councils and
Pradeshiya Sabhas and to make provision for the holding
of fresh elections in respect of the aforesaid Council and
Sabhas.
NOW THEREFORE 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 Local Authorities
(Special Provisions) Act, No. 55 of 2007.
Provisions 2. (1) Nomination papers submitted, under section 28
relating to of the Local Authorites Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262)
nominations and
(hereinafter referred to as “the principal enactment”) in
deposits in respect
of elections to a respect of elections to the Municipal Council, Urban
Municipal Councils and the Pradeshiya Sabhas specified respectively
Council, and in Schedules I, II and III to this Act, in response to the
certain Urban
Councils and Notices published under section 26 of the principal
Pradeshiya enactment are hereby deemed to be of no force and effect
Sabhas. and as if such nomination papers had never been
submitted.
(2) The Notices published under subsection (3) of
section 38 of the principal enactment in respect of
elections to the Municipal Council, Urban Councils and
the Pradeshiya Sabhas specified respectively in Schedules
I, II and III to this Act, are hereby revoked.
(3) Deposits made under section 29 of the principal
enactment in respect of candidates nominated by an
independent group for election to the Municipal Council the
Urban Councils or the Pradeshiya Sabhas specified
respectively in Schedules I, II and III to this Act, shall
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 30 of
the principal enactment, be refunded, on the production by
the person who made the deposit, of the receipt issued to
such person under subsection (3) of section 29 of the principal
enactment, together with interest on such deposit at the rate
of twelve per centum, per annum, from the date of deposit to
the date of refund.
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3. Steps shall be commenced under the principal Steps to be
enactment, for the holding of elections to the Municipal commenced for
Council, Urban Councils and the Pradeshiya Sabhas holding of
elections.
specified respectively in Schedules I, II and III to this Act:
Provided that the notice of nomination in terms of the
principal enactment shall be published on such date as
the Minister may determine by Order published in the
Gazette. Such date shall however, be a date not later than
six months from the date of the coming into operation of
this Act.
4. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Displaced
law, any registered elector who reasonably fears that due persons.
to conditions prevailing in the area within which his
polling station is situate, that he is unable to cast his vote
freely at such polling station at an election held to elect
members to the Municipal Council, five Urban Councils
and twenty seven Pradeshiya Sabhas as specified
respectively in Schedules I, II and III to this Act, may make
an application in such format as specified by the
Commissioner of Elections (hereinafter referred to as the
“Commissioner”) within one week of notice of
nominations, requesting that he be allowed to cast his vote
at another polling station as may be determined by the
Commissioner in his absolute discretion.
(2) The Commissioner shall within a week of receipt
of an application, inform such elector whether such
application is accepted or rejected. The decision of the
Commissioner shall be final and conclusive.
(3) Upon the Commissioner deciding to accept the
application of a registered elector made in terms of
subsection (1) he shall forthwith inform such elector of
the polling station at which he is eligible to cast his vote.
(4) The Commissioner shall cause to be published a
list of the names of the registered electors whose
applications have been accepted in accordance with the
provisions of subsection (2), by making copies thereof
available for inspection at his office and at the relevant
district offices.
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(5) Where such vote is cast, such vote shall be counted
along with the votes of the relevant local authority in
which such elector is registered.
Sinhala text to 5. In the event of any inconsistency between the
prevail in case of Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall
inconsistency.
prevail.
SCHEDULE I
Municipal Council
1. Jaffna Municipal Council
SCHEDULE II
Urban Councils
1. Velvetithurai Urban Council
2. Point Pedro Urban Council
3. Chavakachcheri Urban Council
4. Vavuniya Urban Council
5. Mannar Urban Council
SCHEDULE III
Pradeshiya Sabhas
1. Karinagar Pradeshiya Sabha
2. Kayts Pradeshiya Sabha
3. Delft Pradeshiya Sabha
4. Velanei Pradeshiya Sabha
5. Velikamam (West) Pradeshiya Sabha
6. Velikamam (North) Pradeshiya Sabha
7. Velikamam (South-West) Pradeshiya Sabha
8. Velikamam (South) Pradeshiya Sabha
9. Velikamam (East) Pradeshiya Sabha
10. Vadamarachchi (South-West) Pradeshiya Sabha
11. Point Pedro Pradeshiya Sabha
12. Chavakachcheri Pradeshiya Sabha
13. Nallur Pradeshiya Sabha
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14. Pachchilaipalli Pradeshiya Sabha
15. Karachchi Pradeshiya Sabha
16. Poonakari Pradeshiya Sabha
17. Mannar Pradeshiya Sabha
18. Nanththan Pradeshiya Sabha
19. Musali Pradeshiya Sabha
20. Manthai West Pradeshiya Sabha
21. Vavuniya North Pradeshiya Sabha
22. Vengalacheddikulam Pradeshiya Sabha
23. Vavuniya South Tamil Pradeshiya Sabha
24. Vavuniya South Sinhala Pradeshiya Sabha
25. Manthai (East) Pradeshiya Sabha
26. Thunukkai Pradeshiya Sabha
27. Muhudubadapattu Pradeshiya Sabha

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