Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsInterpretation
| 131. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires " approved symbol" means a symbol approved by the Commissioner for the purposes of this Act by notification published in the Gazette ; " candidate" means a person who is nominated as a candidate at an election by a recognized political party or an independent group ; " Commissioner of Elections " means the Commissioner of Elections appointed under Article 103 of the Constitution ; " election " means an election for the purpose of electing a Member of Parliament; " Election Judge " means the President of the Court of Appeal or any Judge of that Court nominated by such President or one or more of such Judges nominated by such President, of whom such President may be one ; " elector ", " electoral district", " register .of electors ", and " registering officer" shall have the same meanings as in the Registration of Electors Act, No. 44 of 1980 ; and " voter " means a person who, whether his name does or does not appear in a register of electors, applies to vote, or votes, at an election. |