Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act 2016 · As enacted
2. Insertion of new section 27F in
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 27E of the Local Authorities
Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262) (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) and shall have effect as section 27F of that enactment:—
27F. (1) The total number of members of each local authority as determined by the Minister by Order made under subsection (1) of section 5 of the Municipal Councils Ordinance (Chapter 252), under subsection (1) of section 5 of the
Urban Councils Ordinance (Chapter 255) or under subsection (1) of section 4 of the
Pradeshiya Sabhas Act, No. 15 of 1987 shall be further increased by one third of such total number of members :
Provided that, where the number constituting a fourth of the total of the number of members is an integer and fraction, the integer shall be deemed to be the number which shall constitute a fourth of the total number of such members.
“Increasing the total number of members.
The number so increased under subsection (1), as determined by the Minister by Order made under section 3c of this
Ordinance shall form the list of women candidates to be submitted by each recognized political party or any group of persons
(hereinafter referred to as the “independent group”) contesting at the elections.
The number so increased under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette by Order made by the Minister.”.