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6. Amendment of section 66A of the principal enactment

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

Section 66A of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) thereof as follows:—

(a)

in paragraph (b), of that subsection—

(1)

by the substitution for the words and figure

“returned under section 65A of this” of the words and figures “returned under section 65A and 65AA of this”;

(2)

by the substitution for the words

“Ordinance to fill such vacancy.” of the words “Ordinance to fill such vacancy; or;

(b)

by the addition of the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (b) of that subsection:—

“(c)

who is returned as a woman member under the provisions of section 65AA of this Ordinance, declare returned within thirty days of the occurrence of the vacancy, the woman candidate whose name appears next on the priority ranking of the other nomination paper submitted by the respective recognized political party or independent group, as the case may be, in terms of subsection (2A) of section 28.”.

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