Urban Councils (Amendment) Act 2014

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

Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged

s 1Short title and date of operation

This Act may be cited as the Urban Councils

(Amendment) Act, No. 35 of 2014 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order

Published in the Gazette.

s 2Insertion of new section 178B in the Urban Councils Ordinance (Chapter 255)

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 178A of the Urban Councils

Ordinance (Chapter 255) and shall have effect as section 178B of that Ordinance :—

178B. The provisions of the proviso to section 178A of the Urban 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 an Urban Council constituted in terms 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.”.

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.

“Transitional provision.