Urban Councils (Amendment) Act 2017

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

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Urban Councils

(Amendment) Act, No. 21 of 2017.

s 2Replacement of section 5 of Chapter 255

Section 5 of the Urban Councils Ordinance (Chapter

255) is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:—

5. (1) Each Urban Council shall consist of such number of Councillors—

(a)

equivalent to sixty per centum of the number of Councillors to be elected and returned, for such Urban

Council, as specified by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette, based on the number of wards specified in the Orders published under sections 3C and 3D of the Local

Authorities Elections Ordinance

(Chapter 262);

(b)

equivalent to forty per centum of the number of Councillors to be elected and returned for such Urban

Council, who shall be returned in terms of section 65B of the Local

Authorities Elections Ordinance

(Chapter 262); and

“Composition of Urban

Councils.

(c)

determined by the Commissioner under paragraph (a) of subsection (4)

of section 65B of the Local

Authorities Elections Ordinance

(Chapter 262).

(2)

Where the number constituting forty per centum referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1), is an integer and fraction, the integer shall be deemed to be the number which shall constitute such forty per centum, for the purpose of that subsection.”.

s 3Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

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