Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Presidential Elections (Special Provisions) Act (No. 2 of 1981)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title  
   2.	   Application of the provisions of this Act  
   3.	   Parliament to elect President in certain circumstances  
   4.	   Occurrence of vacancy shall operate as a summoning of Parliament  
   5.	   Secretary-General to inform Parliament of vacancy  
   6.	   Nomination day  
   7.	   Procedure on election day  
   8.	   Manner of voting,  
   9.	   Rejection of ballot papers  
   10.	   The count  
   11.	   Declaration where a candidate receives absolute majority  
   12.	   Procedure where no candidate receives absolute majority  
   13.	   Equality of votes  
   14.	   Vacancy occurring during dissolution  
   15.	   First meeting to be nomination day  
   16.	   Procedure for election, counting votes, rejection of ballot papers, amp c  
   17.	   Publication Gazette  
   18.	   Disposal ballot papers,  
   19.	   Avoidance of election on election petition  
   20.	   Punishment and incapacities for undue influence and bribery  
   21.	   election petitions  
   22.	   Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner  
   23.	   Orders of the Supreme Court  
   24.	   Transmission to Speaker order  
   25.	   Effect of order