නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, every person qualified to be—
(a)
an elector at any election held for the election of members to Parliament under the Parliamentary
Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981 ; or
(b)
an elector at any election held for the election of members to Provincial Councils under the,
Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988 ;
or
(c)
an elector at any election held for the election of members to the respective Local Authorities under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance (Chapter
262) ; or
(d)
an elector at any election held for the election of a
President under the Presidential Elections Act,
No. 15 of 1981 ; or
(e)
a voter at a Referendum held under the Referendum
Act, No. 7 of 1981, shall, from and after the date of the coming into operation of this Act, be required to produce a valid identity document to the presiding officer of the relevant polling station or a person acting under his authority for inspection, before a ballot paper is delivered to such voter.