Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act 2017 · As enacted
3. Amendment of section 65AA 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 65AA of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—
in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the words and figures, “under subsection (3) of
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section 65(3) and such number of members so elected do not include any women members, then the provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of this section shall not apply to such recognized political party or independent group.” of the words and figures, “under subsection (3) of section 65B and such number of members so elected do not include any women members, then the provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of this section shall not apply to such recognized political party or independent group.”;
in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words and figures, “and has less than three members elected or returned, then the provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of this section shall not apply to such recognized political party or independent group.” of the words and figures,
“and has less than three members elected or returned, then the provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of this section shall not apply to such recognized political party or independent group.”;
in subsection (3) of that section, by the substitution for the words and figure, “The apportionment of women members” and “subsection (2) of this section” respectively, of the words and figure, “The apportionment of women members” and
“subsection (2) of this section”, respectively;
in subsection (4) of that section, by the substitution for the words and figure, “the shortfall in the number of members shall be returned from among the women candidates in the first nomination paper or the additional nomination paper other than the women condidates who have been elected or are disqualified to be a member under section 9.” of
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the words and figure, “the shortfall in the number of members shall be returned from among the women candidates in the first nomination paper or the additional nomination paper other than the women candidates who have been elected or are disqualified to be a member under section 9.”; and
by the repeal of the marginal note to that section, and the substitution therefor of the following:—
“Apportionment of women members.”.