4. In this Act-
| (a) the expressions " electoral district ", " Member", and " register of electors", shall have the same meanings respectively as in the Order in Council; |
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| (b) " last general election" means the general election of Members of Parliament which was held on July 20, 1960, as required by the Proclamation published by the Governor-General in Gazette Extraordinary No. 12,115 of April 23, 1960, under section 15 of the Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council, 1946, and section 27 of the Order in Council; |
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| (c) the expression " new register of electors", in relation to the electoral district of Ratgama, or the electoral district of Kurunegala, means the register of electors for that district which, having been prepared under subsection (1) of section 15 of the Order in Council and certified as required by the Order in Council, was in operation on January 1, 1961, by virtue of the provisions of the Order in Council; and |
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| (d) " Order in Council" means the Ceylon (Parliamentary Elections) Order in Council, 1946, as amended from time to time. |
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