Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act 2017 · As enacted
20. Amendment of section 59A of the principal enactment
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
Section 59A of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-
in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution for the words, “The counting of votes in each polling station shall take place” of the words
“Where there are more than one polling stations for counting votes, in each division, the counting of votes in each such polling station shall take place as decided by the relevant returning officer.”;
in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words “function as the counting staff.” of the words, “function as the counting staff. However, where the returning officer is of the opinion that the counting staff or an officer of such staff of that station is incapable of performing the duties entrusted to such staff or such officer, or is not suitable for the performance of the duties as a counting staff or as an officer of such staff, the returning officer may, appoint another counting staff in place of such counting staff or another officer in the place of such officer of that staff, as the case may be.”; and
in subsection (4) of that section, by the repeal of all the words from, “the Commissioner of Elections”
to the end of that subsection, and substitution therefor of the following:-
“or if the returning officer is of the opinion that the counting officer appointed to any polling station is incapable of performing the duties entrusted to him or is not suitable for the performance of the duties as a counting officer, the returning officer may appoint any other senior presiding officer or an assistant returning officer as a counting officer in place of the first mentioned officer.”.