82. Law applicable to the holding of elections in respect of certain local authorities

Where, as at the date of the coming into operation of this Act, the poll for the election of Chairman or members to the Puthukudiruppu Pradeshiya Sabha and Maritime

Paththu Pradeshiya Sabha was not taken due to the said election being postponed within the limits of the said Sabhas for the reasons that the demining process has not being completed and therefore resettlement had not being completed then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other written law for the time being in force, the poll for the next elections in espect of the two Pradeshiya Sabhas mentioned above shall be taken in terms of the provisions of the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262)

which were in operation in respect thereof on the date immediately prior to the date of the coming into operation of this Act.