Provincial Councils (Amendment) Act 1990

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

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s 2Amendment of section 5 of Act No, 42 of 1987

Section 5 of the Provincial Councils Act, No. 42 of 1987

(hereinafter referred to.

as the “principal enactment”)

is hereby amended by the addition at the end of that section of the following new subsection :—

“ (3) Where the Governor of a Province communicates to the Chairman of a Provincial Council established for that province that in the opinion of the Governor, a member of such Provincial Council has, on the date speci-fied in such communication, expressly repudiater or manifestly disavowed obedience to the tion, in contravention or violation of, the oath or affirma-tion taken and subscribed, or made and subscribed by such member under section 4, such member shall be dis-qualified from sitting and voting asa member or such

Provincial Council, with effect from the date specified in such communication. ”,

s 3Insertion

The following new section is hereby inserted iramediately after section 5 and shall have effect as section 5a of the principal enactment :—

pp eution

5a.

section 5a in the principal enactment,

Where the Governor of a Province or a

Provincial eommunicates to the President that—

Council.

(a)

more than one half of the total membership of such

Provincial

Council has, on or about the date specified in that communication, expressly repudiated or manifestly disavewed obedience to the Cons-titution or otherwise acted in con-travention of the oath or affirmation taken and subscribed, or made and subscribed; by such members under section 4; or—

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(b)

that such Provincial Council has for fall intents and purposes ceased to

. function with effect from any date, the Provincial Council shall stand dissolved with effect from the date apseied. in such

‘communication. ”.

s 4Transitional provision

Where by reason of the operation of section 5a of the principal enactment, a Provincial Council stands dissolved with effect from a date prior to the date of commencement of this Act, the Commissioner of Elections shall be deemed to have complied with the provisions of section 10 of the publishes the notice. referred to.in:\that. section-within ..a period of one week from the date of commencement of this

Act.

s 5Sinkela

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

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