Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Provincial Councils Elections Act (No. 2 of 1988)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short tile and date of operation  
   2.	   Application of Act  
   3.	   Membership of Provincial Council  
   4.	   Polling divisions and polling districts  
   5.	   Registers electors  
   6.	   Register of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote  
   7.	   Returning officers  
   8.	   Recognized political parties for the purpose of elections  
   9.	   Disqualification of membership  
   10.	   Nomination period  
   11.	   Power of Commissioner to direct which one of the rival sections of recognized political party is that party  
   12.	   Who may contest election  
   13.	   Nomination papers  
   14.	   Deposits  
   15.	   Disposal of deposits  
   16.	   Connect to nomination of offence under certain circumstances  
   17.	   Rejection of nominated papers  
   18.	   Uncontested elections  
   19.	   Procedure where no nomination papers are received  
   20.	   Contested elections  
   21.	   Persons entitled to be present at nomination  
   22.	   Notice of poll  
   23.	   Death of candidate after nomination  
   24.	   Voting by post  
   25.	   Official poll card   
   26.	   Presiding officers  
   27.	   Facilities to be provided at polling station  
   28.	   Notice to be exhibited at polling stations  
   29.	   Ballet boxes  
   30.	   Ballot papers  
   31.	   Hours of poll  
   32.	   Appointment of polling  
   33.	   General conduct the poll  
   34.	   Sealing of ballot boxes and commencement of poll  
   35.	   Issue of ballet papers  
   36.	   Inspection of voter and marking with the appropriate mark  
   37.	   Manner of voting  
   38.	   Assistance to voters to enable them to vote  
   39.	   Voting by proxy forbidden  
   40.	   Plural voting to be an illegal practice  
   41.	   Power to require voter to make declarations  
   42.	   Spoilt ballot papers  
   43.	   Tendered votes  
   44.	   Closure of poll  
   45.	   Procedure on closure of poll  
   46.	   Presiding officers may act through officers appointed to assist him  
   47.	   Counting officers  
   48.	   Notice of count  
   49.	   Appointment of counting agents  
   50.	   The count  
   51.	   Ballot papers to be rejected  
   52.	   Special provisions relating to powers duties and functions under sections 50 and 51  
   53.	   Closure of the count  
   54.	   Counting of postal ballot papers  
   55.	   Notice of declaration of result  
   56.	   Appointment of agents to attend at the declaration of result  
   57.	   Persons entitled to be present at the declaration of result  
   58.	   Declaration of the result  
   59.	   Special provinces relating to powers, duties or functions under section 58  
   60.	   Publications of result in the Gazette  
   61.	   Disposal of ballot papers  
   61A.	   Bonus seats  
   62.	   Vacation of membership   
   63.	   Vacation of office on ceasing to be member of recognized political party or independent group  
   64.	   Penalty for acting as member after office is vacated  
   65.	   Filling of vacancies  
   66.	   Offences related to nomination papers, ballot papers, official poll cards,& c  
   67.	   Certain persons not qualified to vote  
   68.	   Certain acts prohibited on polling day  
   69.	   Restriction on procession  
   70.	   Restriction on public meetings  
   71.	   General provisions relating to offences  
   72.	   Printing &c. of election publications by persons  
   73.	   Restriction on number of election offices  
   74.	   Provisions relating to displayed handbills, poster,&c  
   75.	   Candidate not to visit residence for canvassing amp; c  
   76.	   Certain persons not to canvass or act as an agent amp; c  
   77.	   Maintenance of secrecy it elections  
   78.	   Personation  
   79.	   Treating  
   80.	   Undue influence  
   81.	   Bribery  
   82.	   Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice  
   83.	   Special provision relating to punishment and incapacity for a corrupt practice by an unsuccessful candidate at an election  
   84.	   Certain expenditure to be illegal practice  
   85.	   False reports in newspapers  
   87.	   Certain employment to be illegal  
   87.	   Printing & c. of election publications  
   88.	   Punishment on conviction for illegal practices  
   89.	   Special provisions relating to punishment and incapacity for an illegal practice by an unsuccessful candidate at an election  
   90.	   Additional penalty for certain offences,  
   91.	   Avoidance by conviction of candidate  
   92.	   Avoidance of election on election petition  
   93.	   Court of Appeal to try election petitions  
   94.	   Place of trial of an election petition  
   95.	   Who may present petition  
   96.	   Relief which may be claimed  
   97.	   Parties to a petition  
   98.	   Contents of the petitioner  
   99.	   Special provision mating to the procedure before an Election Judge  
   100.	   Determination of Election Judge  
   101.	   Report of Judges as to corrupt or illegal practice  
   102.	   Appeal on question of law against determination under section 100 and any other decision or order of Election Judge,  
   103.	   Security by appellant  & c. of appeal  
   104.	   Power of the Supreme Court in appeal  
   105.	   Transmission to President of certificate and report  
   106.	   Effect of Certificate  
   107.	   Effect of Report  
   108.	   Time for presentation  
   109.	   Prohibition of disclosure of vote  
   110.	   Votes to be struck off at a scrutiny  
   111.	   Procedure an practice on election petitions  
   112.	   Rejection of ballot paper by Counting Officer to be final  
   113.	   Report Exonerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt or illegal practices  
   114.	   Power at Court to except innocent act from being illegal  
   115.	   Failure to comply with  
   116.	   Death, withdrawal or disqualification of candidate not to invalidate nomination paper of a party or group  
   117.	   Use of schools as polling station  
   118.	   Secretary of a recognized political party or group leader may act as his own agent or assist his agent  
   119.	   Non-attendance of the agents of recognised political party or independent group  
   120.	   Prohibition of disclosure of vote  
   121.	   Inaccurate description of places and persons  
   122.	   Publication of notices, &c  
   123.	   Duty of employers to grant leave to enable employees to vote  
   124.	   Requisition of premises for use as polling stations  
   125.	   Compensation for requisitioning premises  
   126.	   Powers at Commissioner  
   127.	   Removal of difficulties  
   128.	   National identity card  
   128A.	   Special provision applicable to first elections under this Act  
   129.	   Interpretation