2. Section 9 of the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance is hereby amended as follows:
| (1) in sub-section (1) thereof, by the substitution, for paragraph (d) of the following paragraph:
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| | | (i) a judicial officer, or |
| (ii) a member of the Armed Forces, or |
| (iii) a police officer, or |
| (iv) a peace officer exercising police functions under the Criminal Procedure Code, or |
| (v) a public officer in any Government Department holding any office the initial of the salary scale of which is not less than Rs. 6,720 per annum, or |
| (vi) an officer in any Government Corporation holding any office the initial of the salary scale of which is not less than Rs. 7,200 per annum; or " ; and |
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| (2) by the substitution, for sub-section (5) thereof, of the following sub-section:
| | "(5) For the purposes of this section
| | | (a) " judicial officer " means a person holding judicial office within the meaning of the Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council, 1946, and shall not include
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| (b) " police officer "means a member of the police force established under the Police Ordinance; |
| (c) " Armed Forces " means the Ceylon Army, the Royal Ceylon Navy, and the Royal Ceylon Air Force; and |
| (d) " Government Corporation " means a Corporation the capital of which is wholly or partly subscribed by the Government.'. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts