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| (1) The town of Anuradhapura is hereby excluded from the operation of the Urban Councils Ordinance, with effect from the date of the establishment of the Board, and the Special Commissioner appointed by Order under section 184 of that Ordinance to administer the affairs of that town and to exercise the powers and perform the duties of an Urban Council shall, with effect from that date, cease to hold office, administer such affairs, exercise such powers, and perform such duties, notwithstanding anything in that Ordinance or any other written law. |
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| (2) All the property, rights, debts, liabilities and obligations which were transferred to and vested in the Special Commissioner referred to in subsection (1) by virtue of the operation of section 184 of the Urban Councils Ordinance are hereby transferred to and vested in the Board with effect from the date of the exclusion of the town of Anuradhapura from the operation of that Ordinance, and any such property which is immovable property of the Crown vested in such Special Commissioner subject to any conditions shall be held by the Board subject to those conditions. |
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| (3) Every by-law which has been or is deemed to have been made under the Urban Councils Ordinance in respect of the town of Anuradhapura, and which is in force at the date of the exclusion of that town from the operation of that Ordinance shall continue in force as though it were a by-law made by the Board under section 22 (4) (b) and may be amended or rescinded by by-law made by the Board under that section. |
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