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shall thenceforth be void, but without prejudice to anything done thereunder.

LXV. If any difficulty arises as to the first establishment of the Council after the commencement of this Order, or otherwise in Executive Council first giving effect to the provisions of this Order, the Governor in

to meet diffi- culties arising under Order.

Power of Governor in Executive Council to decide questions.

Power to revoke

and amend

Order.

Notice inviting

claim of voters.

Preparation of register of voters.

Duties of register.

ing officers sa to inclusion of names on register.

Registers for Burgher Electorate.

Notice of comple- tion of registers.

Claims and objec. Lions.

Executive Council, as occasion may require, may, by Order pub- lished in the Government Gazette, do anything which appears to him necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty.

LXVI. The decision of the Governor in Executive Council on any question which may arise as to the intention, construction, or application of this Order and of the rules thereunder shall be final

LXVII. His Majesty hereby reserves to Himself, His Heirs and Successors, power, with the advice of His or Their Privy Council, to revoke, alter, or amend this Order as to Him, or Them shall seem fit,

SCHEDULE I.

RULES FOR THE PREPARATION OF REGISTER OF VOTERS.

(Article 23.)

1-(a) As soon as conveniently may be after the publication in the Government Gazette of this Order, a notification shall be published in the Government Gazette calling upon all persons desirous of having their names inserted in the register of voters for any constituency to forward their claims within one month from the publication of the notification.

(6) Claims relating to the Burgher, Commercial, and Colombo Town Electorates shall be forwarded to the registering officer respectively of each such electorate, and claims relating to any other constituency to the registering officer of the electora) district within which the claimant resides.

(c) Every claim may be in the form A appended to these rules; it shall be signed by the claimant, and shall contain the following particulars, namely:-

i. The constituency in respect of which the claim is made.

ii. The name in full of the claimant, his nationality and sex.

ii. The claimant's address and occupation.

iv. The claimant's age at his last birthday.

v. The qualifications in virtue of which a vote is claimed.

2. Upon the expiration of the period limited by the preceding rule, it shall be the duty of the registering officers of the several electorates and electoral districts to prepare a separate register of voters for each of such electorates or districts.

3. In preparing such registers, the registering officers shall, after inquiry, as may be necessary, include in the register the names of all persons who they consider are duly qualified to be registered as voters, whether such persons have or have not forwarded claims as provided by rule 1.

4. The registering officer for the Burgher Electorate. with the assistance of the Board referred to in Article 22 of this Order, shall prepare separate registers for each of the electoral districts in the Island.

5. On the completion of the registers, notion shall be given in the Government Gazette and in the principal newspapers circulating in the Island in the English language that the registers are completed, and that the registers, or copies thereof. are open for inspection at all ressonable hours of the day at the Kachcheries of the several electoral districts or at such other places as shall be specified in the notice,

6-(a) Every person qualified to have his name entered on the register for any constituency whose name in omitted from such register, and who claims to have it inserted therein (in these rules called “the claimant "), may apply to the registering officer to have his name inserted therein.

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(b) Every person whose name appears in the register for any constituency, who objects to the name of any other person or his own name appearing therein (in these rules called “the objector "), may apply to the registering officer to have such name expunged from the register.

(c) Every such application shall be made in writing within four weeks from the date of the publication of the notice referred to in rule 5, and shall set out the grounds of the application, and shall give an address for the receipt of notices.

(d) The registering officer shall hear all claims and objections which have been duly made in open court or office, giving ten clear days' notice of the holding of the inquiry by written notice to each claimant and objector, and to each person objected to, and shall also fix such notice in some conspicuous place in his court or office.

(4) The registering officer shall insert in the register the name of every person who has duly claimed to have his name inserted therein, and whose claim is proved to the registering officer's satisfaction.

(f) The registering officer shall retain in the register the name of every person objected to, unless the objector appears by himself or by some person duly authorised by him in this behalf in support of the objection. Where the objector so appears, the registering officer shall require proof of the qualification of the person objected to, and if within such reasonable time as the registering officer fixes in this behalf, or on the subsequent day, if any, to which the hearing is adjourned, such person's qualification is not proved to the registering officer's satisfaction, he shall expunge his name from the register.

(g) In the case of claims with regard to the Burgher and Commercial Ele, torates, the registering officer may dispense with the attendance of the claimant, if the claim is, in his judgment, supported by sufficient documentary evidence.

7.-(a) If any claimant or objector is dissatisfied with the decision of the registering officer, he may, within ten days from the date thereof, appeal to the revising officer.

(b) Every such appeal shall be in writing, and shail state shortly the grounds of appeal. The revising officer shall hear such appeals in manner provided by rule 6 (d), 6 (e) and 6 (f) and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive.

(c) When the revising officer has determined all the appeals which have been lodged with respect to any register, he shall forward to the registering officer a state- ment under his hand of the names whoh he has decided shall be inserted in or expunged from the register, and the registering officer shall amend the register accordingly.

8. The registering officer shall then certify the register amended as aforesaid, and the certified register shall be the register in operation until a revised register has been prepared and certified in accordance with these rules.

ANNUAL REVISION OF REGISTĖRA.

9. On or before the fifteenth day of August, 1925, and thereafter on or before the fifteenth day of August in every succeeding year, a notification shall be published in the Government Gazette calling upon all persons desirous of having their names inserted in any register of voters to forward their claims to the proper registering officer before the fifteenth day of the succeeding month of September. Every claim shall contain the particulars specified in rule 1 (c) and shall be signed as therein required.

10.-(a) The registering officer shall on or before the fifteenth day of the succeeding month of October prepare revised registers of voters, and notice of the completion of the register shall be given in manner provided by rule 5.

(6) In preparing such revised registers the registering officers shall include the names of all persons entitled to have their names inserted therein, and shall expunge from the registers the name of any person who is dead or has become disqualified or no longer resides in the electoral district. The registering officer shall also correct any mistake or supply any omission which appears to have been made in the register.

11.—(a) Claims and objections may be made with regard to the revised registers in the manner provided by rule 6 and within the time therein prescribed. Buch claims shall be heard and determined by the registering officer in the manner provided by the said rule.

(b) Appeals may be made to the revising officer in the manner provided by rule 7, and the registering officer and the revising officer shall respectively proceed as therein provided.

(c) The registering officer shall certify the revised registara in manner provided by rule 8, and the registers no certified shall come into operation on the first day of January following the publication of the notice mentioned in rule 10 (0) and shall continue in operation until superseded by other revised registers.

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