6. Amendment of section 22 of the principal enactment

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

Section 22 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section—

(a)

by the deletion of paragraph (b) of that subsection and the substitution therefor, of the following new paragraphs:—

“(b)

the names of each political party or independent group contesting in each administrative district, and the approved symbol allotted to each such party or independent group, and in the case of an independent group, the words “Independent Group” and

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the distinguishing number if any, and—

(i)

the names of candidates of each party or group contesting in respect of each electorate; and

(ii)

the names of the candidates of each party or independent group on the district list, in the same order as appears in the nomination paper submitted by such party or independent group;”;

(b)

in paragraph (d) of subsection (1), by the deletion of the words “of the polling districts” and the substitution therefor of the words “electorate”;

(2)

in subsection (3) thereof, by the substitution, for the words “polling district” of the words

“electorate”.

(3)

by the substitution for subsection (4) of that section, of the following:—

“(4) The polling station or stations for each electorate shall be situated within such electorate save where the returning officer, having regard to the special circumstances in any electorate, may decide upon a polling station outside such electorate. The location of the polling station shall be such as to cause the minimum inconvenience to the electors of the electorate:

Provided that, the Elections Commission shall at all times have the power to direct that a polling station be established in respect of more than one electorate.”.

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