Local Authorities (Special Provisions) Act 2017

This Act may be cited as the Local Authorities

(Special Provisions) Act, No. 28 of 2017.

Nomination papers submitted, under section 28

The Notices published under subsection (3) of section 38 of the Ordinance, in respect of elections to the Pradeshiya

Deposits made under section 29 of the Ordinance in respect of candidates nominated by an independent group for election to the Pradeshiya Sabhas set out in the Schedule, shall notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 30 of the Ordinance, be refunded, on the production by the person who made the deposit, of the receipt issued to such person under subsection (3) of section 29 of the Ordinance, together with interest on such deposit at the rate of twelve per centum, per annum, from the date of deposit to the date of refund.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section 82 of the Local Authorities Elections

(Amendment) Act, No. 22 of 2012, steps shall be commenced under the Ordinance for the holding of elections to the

Pradeshiya Sabhas set out in the Schedule hereto:

Provided that the notice of nomination in terms of the

Ordinance shall be published on such date as the Election

Commission may determine by Order published in the

Gazette, and such date shall however, be a date not later than six months from the date of the coming into operation of this Act.

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