2. Insertion of new section 169A in the Pradeshiya Sabha Act…

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 169 of the Pradeshiya Sabha

Act, No.15 of 1987 and shall have effect as section 169A of that Act:—

169A. The provisions of the proviso to section 169 of the Pradeshiya Sabha Act 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 Pradeshiya Sabha constituted in terms of the results of the 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.”.

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