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PUBLIC RECORD OFF J. ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUGED PHOTOGRAPHIC RAPH TO LONDON
Legislative
Council estab lished.
Composition of Legislative
Council.
Official Members.
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(i) Persons in the employment of Municipal Councils, District Councils, Local Boards, Sanitary Boards and Boards of Health, Provincial and District Committees and Village Committees;
(iii) Crown Proctors;
(iv) Crown Advocates not being Crown Counsel.
The term "British subject " includes persons who have been naturalised under any Act of the Imperial Parliament, or under any enactment of a British Possession, as well as natural-born subjects of His Majesty,
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The term. known as a Ceylon Tamil and includes a member of the means a person commonly community known as the Colombo chetties;
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The term as a European;
European means a person commonly known
The term Indian means any person who is a native of British India or of the territories of any Native Prince or Chief under the suzerainty of His Majesty exercised through the Governor-General of India or through any Governor or other officer subordinate to the Governor-General of India, and is a resident of Ceylon but is not domiciled therein;
The term register of voters " the register prepared in accordance with this Order of the register means persons qualified to vote at the election of a Member to represent any of the constituencies created under this Order;
The term
46 Member " means a Member of the Legislative
or
Council;
The term "Nominated Member" includes a "Nominated Official Member " and "Nominated Unofficial Member " and also a "Muhammadan Member" and an "Indian Member "
so long as any such Muhammadan or Indian Member continues to be appointed by the Governor under the provision of this Order;
(2) In the construction of this Order the provisions of "The Interpretation Ordinance, 1901," shall, subject to the express provisions of this Order, and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such Ordinance, apply as if this Order were an Ordinance of the Legislative Council of the Island.
IV. From and after a date to be fixed by the Governor in Executive Council by Proclamation in the Government Gazette the present Legislative Council shall cease to exist, and in place thereof there shall be constituted a Legislative Council in and for the Island as in this Order provided.
V. The Council shall consist of Twelve Official Members and Thirty-seven Unofficial Members.
VI. The Official Members of the Council shall be :-
(1) The following persons (herein referred to as 'ex- officio Members):
(1) The Senior Military Officer for the time being in command of His Majesty's regular troops in the Island if not below the rank of Captain, in His Majesty's Army; and
(ii) The persons for the time being lawfully exer- cising the functions of the respective offices of—
(a) Colonial Secretary;
(b) Attorney-General;
(c) Controller of Revenue;
(d) Treasurer.
(2) Such other persons holding public office under the Crown in the Island not exceeding seven in number (herein referred to as Nominated Official Members) as may be appointed in the manner hereinafter provided.
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VII. The Unofficial Members of the Council shall be :-
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(1) Such persons, not holding public office under the Members, Crown in the Island, and not exceeding three in number (herein referred to as Nominated Unofficial Members), as may be appointed in the manner hereinafter provided;
(2) Three persons, who shall belong to the Muhammadan faith (herein referred to as the Muhammadan Members) and shall, until such time as the Governor in Executive Council under the provisions of this Order shall direct that any one or more of them shall be elected, be appointed in the manner hereinafter provided, in respect of Nominated Members, to represent the Muhammadan community in the Island,
(3) Two persons, who shall be Indians (herein referred to as the Indian Members), and shall, until such time as the Governor in Executive Council under the provisions of this Order shall direct that any one or both of them be elected, be appointed in the manner hereinafter provided, in respect of Nominated Members, to represent the Indian inhabitants of the Island;
(4) Twenty-nine persons to be elected as hereinafter provided (herein referred to as Elected Members).
VIII. The Nominated Members of the Council shall be appointed Appointment of by Instruction or Warrant under His Majesty's Sign Manual and Nominated Signet, or by the Governor by an Instrument under the Public Members. Seal of the Island in pursuance of His Majesty's instructions through one of His Principal Secretaries of State, or, provisionally, by the Governor in pursuance of the power hereinafter vested in him.
IX. (1) The ex-officio Members of the Council shall take Precedence of precedence of the other Members, and shall rank among themselves Members. in the order in which they are hereinbefore named (except that the Senior Military Officer, if he be below the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in His Majesty's Army, shall take precedence in the said Council next after the person lawfully discharging the functions of Attorney- General in the Island).
(2) The other Members shall rank amongst themselves in the order of date of their appointment or election, and two or more Members appointed or elected on the same day shall rank in the alphabetical order of their names; provided always that every such Member re-appointed or re-elected immediately on the termination of his term of office shall take precedence according to the date from which he has been continuously & Member of the Council as consti- tuted by "the Ceylon (Legislative Council) Order in Council, 1920," or by this Order.
X. (1) The Nominated Members of the Council shall hold their Tenure of Seats seats until the next dissolution of the Council after their appoint- of Nominated ment, unless any such Member shall, with the permission of the Members. Governor, have previously resigned his seat by writing under his hand or have become permanently an ex-officio Member of the Council, or have died or been removed by virtue of instructions or warrant or warrants under His Majesty's Sign Manual and Signet, or suspended by the Governor under the power for that purpose hereby vested in him, but
may be re-appointed.
(2) Provided, further, that as from the time when provision is made under this Order for the election of the Muhammadan or Indian Members or of any one or more such Members, such Member or Members shall vacate his or their seat or seats.
(3) Provided, further, that if any Nominated Official Member of the Council ceases to hold public office under the Crown in the Island, his seat in the Council shall thereupon become vacant.