Nomination papers submitted, under section 28 of the Ordinance in respect of elections to the Municipal
Councils, Urban Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas specified in Schedules I, II and III in response to the Notices published under section 26 of the Ordinance are hereby deemed to be of no force and effect, and as if such nomination papers had never been submitted.
(2)
The Notices published under section 38 of the
Ordinance in respect of elections to the Municipal Councils,
Urban Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas specified in
Schedules I, II and III are hereby revoked.
(3)
Deposits made under section 29 of the Ordinance in respect of candidates nominated by an independent group for election to any of the Muncipal Councils, Urban Councils or Pradeshiya Sabhas specified in Schedules I, II and III shall notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 30 of the Ordinance, be refunded to the person by whom the deposit was made, on the production by such person, of the receipt issued to him under sub section (3) of section 30 of the
Ordinance together with interest on such deposit at the rate of twelve per centum per annum, from the date of deposit to the date of refund.
Steps shall be commenced under the Ordinance, for the holding of elections to the Municipal Councils and Urban
Councils and the Pradeshiya Sabhas specified in Schedule I,
II and III :
Provided that the notice of nomination in terms of the
Ordinance shall be published on such date as the Minister may determine by Order published in the Gazette, such date shall however, not be later than six months from the date of the coming into operation of this Act.