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Part III · Amendments to the Pradeshiya Sabha Act…

15. Amendment of section 4…

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Section 4 of the Pradeshiya Sabha Act, No. 15 of 1987 (hereinafter in this Part referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby repealed and the following section is subtituted therefore:—

4. (1) A Pradeshiya Sabha constituted by an Order under subsection (1) of section 2, shall consist of:—

(a)

such number of elected members as determined by the Minister

“Composition of Pradeshiya

Sabhas.

by Order made under section 3C of the Local Authorities

Elections Ordinanc ( Cap. 262);

and

(b)

such number of other members not exceeding thirty per centum of the total number of elected members as determined under paragraph (a), to be returned as members under the

Local Authorities Elections

Ordinance (Cap. 262), to represent those electors who have not secured any representation in the Sabha, at an election held for the election of members .

(2)

Where the number constituting thirty per centum referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) is an integer and fraction, the integer shall be deemed to be the number which shall constitute such thirty per centum, for the purpose of that subsection.”.

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