The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
be accompanied by an oath or affirmation, as
the case may be, in the form set out in the
Seventh Schedule, taken and subscribed or
made and subscribed, as the case may be, by
the person nominated to
such vacancy. Upon
the receipt of such nomination, accompanied by
such oath or affirmation the Commissioner]
shall declare such person to be the Member for
the electoral district in respect of which the
vacancy occurred:
148
[Provided that where the Secretary of
such political party fails to nominate a
member of such political party to fill such
vacancy under the preceding provisions of this
sub-paragraph 149[within thirty days of his
being required to do so and in the aforesaid
manner] or where the Secretary of a political
party had been required, before the coming
into force of this proviso, to nominate a
member of such political party to fill any such
vacancy under such provisions and such
Secretary fails, within thirty days of the
coming into force of this proviso, to nominate a
member of such political party to fill such
150
[vacancy, or where such political party is
deemed to be prescribed under Article 157(a),
then, the Commissioner of Elections] shall
forthwith so inform the President, who shall,
within thirty days of the receipt by him of
such information, by Notice published in the
Gazette order the Commissioner of Elections
to hold an election for the electoral district
in respect of which such vacancy has occurred.
The Commissioner of Elections shall thereupon
hold an election, in accordance with Part I and
Parts IV to VI (both inclusive) of the Ceylon
(Parliamentary Elections) Order in Council,
1946, for such electoral district as existed
148 - Inserted by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 2(b).
149 - Substituted by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, Sec. 4(2)(a), for “within thirty days of
his being required to do so”.
150 - Substituted by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution Sec. 4(2)(b), for “vacancy, then the
Commissioner of Elections”.
151
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