8. Amendment of section 28 of the principal enactment

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

Section 28 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the substitution in subsection (1) of that section, for the words, “Any person who is qualified under section 8 of this Ordinance” of the words, “Any person who is qualified under section 8 of this

Ordinance”;

(2)

in subsection (2) of that section by the repeal of the words commencing from “Any recognized political party” and ending with the words “setting out the names:–”, and the substitution therefor of the following:—

“Any recognized political party or independent group shall, for the purpose of election as members

“Total number of women members.

of any local authority, submit two nomination papers in respect of all wards of such local authority.

The nomination papers submitted by every recognized political party or independent group in respect of all wards of any local authority shall consist of the number of candidates of whom not less than ten per centum of the total number of members to be elected and returned in the first nomination paper, and not less than fifty per centum of the total number of candidates in the additional nomination paper shall be women candidates for the purpose of election as members of such local authority, substantially in the Forms set out in the

First Schedule, setting out the names–”;

(3)

by the repeal of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and the substitution therefor of the following:—

“(a) of candidates being nominated in respect of each ward of that local authority which number shall be equivalent to sixty per centum of the total number of members of that local authority:

Provided that where the number constituting sixty per centum referred to in this paragraph is an integer and fraction, the integer shall be deemed to be the number which shall constitute sixty per centum, for the purpose of this paragraph.”;

(4)

in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) by the repeal of the words starting from “persons as is equivalent to thirty per centum of the total number of persons”

and ending with the words “shall be appointed:”, of the words “persons to be nominated as candidates to be retuned as is equivalent to forty per centum of the total number of members of the local authority plus three additional persons:”;

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(5)

in the proviso to paragraph (b) of subsection (2) by the substitution for the words “thirty per centum”

of the words “forty per centum”

(6)

by the repeal of subsection (2A) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following:—

“(2A) The Commissioner shall by notice published in the gazette, specify the minimum number of women candidates as specified in subsection (2) to be nominated in the First

Nomination Paper and the Additional Nomination

Paper in respect of all wards of each Local

Authority.Where the total number of women candidates to be nominated is such that not less than ten per centum of the total number of members to be elected and returned in the First Nomination

Paper and not less than fifty per centum of the number of candidates in the Additional Nomination

Paper would be an integer and fraction, the integer shall be deemed to be the number required for the purposes of this section.”;

(7)

in subsection (2B) of that section, by deleting the words, “The nomination paper shall be prepared in duplicate, with the word “copy” being written clearly on the duplicate copy.”;

(8)

in subsection (2D) of that section by the substitution for the words, “twenty five per centum of the total number of candidates and additional persons whose names appear in each nomination paper submitted under subsection (2) of this section, may consist of women and youth.” of the words, “not less than thirty per centum of the total number of candidates and additional persons whose names appear in each nomination paper submitted under subsection (2)

of this section, may consist of youth.”; and

(9)

by the substitution in the subsection (2E) of that section-

(a)

for the words, “twenty-five per centum”

wherever those words appear in that subsection, of the words, “thirty per centum”;

and

(b)

for the words and figure, “subsection (2B) is an integer”, of the words and figure,

“subsection (2D) is an integer”.

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