2. Insertion of new section 215B in the Municipal Councils Ordinance

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

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 215A of the Municipal Councils

Ordinance (Chapter 252) and shall have effect as section 215B of that Ordinance :—

215B.

(Chapter 252)

The provisions of the proviso to section 215A of the Municipal Councils

Ordinance as amended by the Local

Authorities (Special Provisions) Act, No. 21 of 2012 shall not be applicable to any budget or supplementary budget to be submitted to a

Municipal Council constituted in terms of the results of elections held prior to the date of coming into operation of Local Authorities

(Special Provisions) Act, No. 21 of 2012 and

Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act,

No. 22 of 2012 respectively.”.