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C.O. 882/10

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Oath of Alle-

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(2) Whenever it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Governor in Executive Council that the seat of an Elected Member has become vacant, the Governor in Executive Council shall, in manner hereinafter provided, appoint a date and place for the election of a Member to fill such vacancy.

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XVIII. (1) No Member of the Council shall sit or vote therein giance to be taken until he shall have taken and subscribed the following oath before by Members.

the Council :—

Constituencies.

"I, A.B., do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King George, His Heirs and Successors according to law.

So help me God.”

(2) Provided that every person authorised by law to make an affirmation or declaration instead of taking an oath may make such affirmation or declaration instead of the said oath.

XIX. (1) For the purpose of the election of Members to serve in the Council, the following constituencies shall be and hereby are created, viz. :—

(i) The European Electorate (Urban).

(ii) The European Electorate (Rural).

(iii) The Commercial Electorate.

(iv) The Burgher Electorate.

(v) Colombo Town (North).

(vi) Colombo Town (South).

(vii) Colombo District.

(viii) Negombo District.

(ix) Kalutara Revenue District.

(x) Western Province (Ceylon Tamil). (xi) Central Province (Urban Division). (xii) Central Province (Rural Division). (xiii) Northern Province (Northern Division), (xiv) Northern Province (Southern Division). (xv) Northern Province (Eastern Division). (xvi) Northern Province (Western Division). (xvii) Northern Province (Central Division). (xviii) Southern Province (Eastern Division). (xix) Southern Province (Western Division).

(xx) Trincomalee Revenue District.

(xxi) Batticaloa Revenue District.

(xxii) North Western Province (Western Division).

(xxiii) North Western Province (Eastern Division).

(xxiv) North Central Province.

(xxv) Province of Uva.

(xxvi) Kegalle Revenue District.

(xxvii) Ratnapura Revenue District.

(2) The Divisions of Colombo Town (North) and of Colombo Town (South) shall, respectively, include such portions of the Town of Colombo as may be determined by the Governor in Executive Council by Proclamation in the Government Gazette to be included therein.

(3) The Colombo District shall include the Town of Colombo, and the Colombo Revenue District, other than the Negombo District; and the Negombo District shall include Hapitigam Korale, the administrative limits of the Local Board of Minuwangoda and of the Urban District Council of Negombo, Alutkuru Korale North, Alutkuru Korale South, and Siyane Korale West.

(4) (a) The Central Province (Urban Division) shall include the Town of Kandy, all Local Board or Sanitary Board towns, and the administrative limits of the Board of Improvement of Nuwara Eliya and of all Urban District Councils within such Province,

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(b) The Central Province (Rural Division) shall include all other portions of the Central Province not mentioned in paragraph (a) of this clause.

(5) The Several Divisions of the Northern Province shall include respectively, such portions of the Northern Province as may be declared by the Governor in Executive Council by Proclamation in the Government Gazette to be included therein.

(6) (a) The Southern Province (Eastern Division) shall include the Matara and Hambantota Revenue Districts.

(b) The Southern Province (Western Division) shall consist of the Galle Revenue District, including the town of Galle.

(7) (a) The North Western Province (Western Division) shall include the Chilaw and Puttalam Revenue District except Demala Hatpattu.

(b) The North Western Province (Eastern Division) shall include all other portions of the North Western Province not included in the Western Division as mentioned in paragraph (a) of this clause.

(8) One Member shall be elected for each constituency, except that the Burgher Electorate shall have the right to elect two Members.

XX. (1) For the purpose of electing a Member to represent Electoral Dis

the European Electorate (Urban), the areas from time to time within triots and regis

the Municipal limits of the towns of Colombo, Kandy and Galle shall tering officers. respectively be electoral districts, and the Government Agents of the Western, Central and Southern Provinces shall respectively be registering officers for such electoral districts.

(2) For the purpose of electing Members to represent the Euro- pean Electorate (Rural), the Burgher Electorate, and the several contituencies named in sub-heada (vii) to (xxvii) (both inclusive) in clause (1) of the last preceding article, each revenue district or part of a revenue district in the Island contained within any such constitu- ency shall be an electoral district, and, subject to the exception contained in article 22 of this Order with regard to the Burgher Electorate, the Government Agent, or Assistant Government Agent, as the case may be, of such revenue district or part thereof shall be the registering officer of each such electoral district.

(3) For the purpose of electing a Member to represent the Town of Colombo (North) and the Town of Colombo (South) each division or part of a division into which such town is from time to time divided under the provisions of "The Municipal Councils Ordinance, 1910," or any Ordinance amending the same, falling respectively into the said constituencies of Colombo Town (North) and Colombo Town (South), shall be an electoral district, and the Chairman of the Municipality thereof shall be the registering officer for every such electoral district.

(4) For the purpose of electing a Member to represent the Commercial Electorate, the Island shall be deemed to constitute a single electoral district, and the Secretary of the Chamber of Com- merce of Ceylon shall be the registering officer.

XXI. If and when the Governor decides that the Muhammadan or Election of Indian Members or any one or more of such Members shall be elected Muhammadan or and shall cease to be nominated, the Governor in Executive Council Indian Members,

may, by Proclamation in the Government Gazette, make such orders and give such directions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Order, as are, in his opinion, from time to time required for the purpose of any such election or elections.

(2) A Muhammadan or Indian Member elected in accordance with the provisions of this Article shall become and be in all respects an elected Member within the meaning of that expression as used in this Order.

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