Local Authorities Filling of Vacancies (Special Provisions) Act 2013

This Act may be cited as the Local Authorities Filling of Vacancies (Special Provisions) Act, No. 30 of 2013.

For the purpose of filling of a vacancy in the office of

Mayor, Deputy Mayor or a Member, elected to any local authority under the provisions of the Local Authorities

Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262), which were in operation on the date immediately preceding the date of coming into operation of the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment)

Act, No. 22 of 2012, the provisions of the said Ordinance, shall apply to and in relation to the filling of such vacancies, notwithstanding the repealing or amendment of the relevant provisions by the Act, No. 22 of 2012:

Provided however that, where a vacancy occurs in the office of Mayor in the circumstances specified in subsection (4) of section 66B, inserted in the said Ordinance by the Act,

No. 22 of 2012, then the provisions of that subsection shall apply in relation thereto.

The provisions of this Act shall be in operation for a period of four years commencing from the date of commencement of this Act.

Any vacancy in the office of Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Member, filled during the period commencing from

January 1, 2013 and ending on the date of commencement of this Act in terms of the provisions of the Local Authorities

Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262) which were in operation on the date immediately preceding the date of coming into opreation of the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment)

Act, No. 22 of 2012 shall be deemed to have been validly filled.

In this Act—

“Deputy Mayor” means the Deputy Mayor of a

Municipal Council or the Vice-Chairman of an

Urban Council or a Pradeshiya Sabha; and

“Mayor” means the Mayor of a Municipal Council or the Chairman of an Urban Council or a

Pradeshiya Sabha.

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.