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As enacted

Part I · General

3. Requirement to produce a valid identity document

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, every person qualified to be—

(a)

an elector at any election held for the election of members to Parliament under the Parliamentary

Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 ; or

(b)

an elector at any election held for the election of members to Provincial Councils under the,

Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988 ;

or

(c)

an elector at any election held for the election of members to the respective Local Authorities under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance (Chapter

262) ; or

(d)

an elector at any election held for the election of a

President under the Presidential Elections Act,

No. 15 of 1981 ; or

(e)

a voter at a Referendum held under the Referendum

Act, No. 7 of 1981, shall, from and after the date of the coming into operation of this Act, be required to produce a valid identity document to the presiding officer of the relevant polling station or a person acting under his authority for inspection, before a ballot paper is delivered to such voter.

Part II

Amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act…

Part III

Amendments to the Presidential Elections Act…

Part IV

Amendments to the Provincial Councils Elections Act…

Part V

Amendments to the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance

Part VI

Amendments to the Referendum Act…