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Pradeshiya Sabhas Act (No. 15 of 1987) - Sect 11

MEETINGS

11.
(1) Ordinary meetings of a Pradeshiya Sabha shall be held for the despatch of business on such dates or at such intervals as may be fixed by by-laws or rules made or deemed by any written law to have been made under this Act.
(2) A special meeting of a Pradeshiya Sabha may be convened by the Chairman whenever he considers it desirable and shall be convened whenever a written requisition is presented to him signed by members of that Pradeshiya Sabha not less in number than the quorum prescribed for ordinary meetings of the Pradeshiya Sabha.
(3) The special meeting in compliance with any requisition shall be convened within seven days of the receipt of the requisition in by the Chairman.
(4) If the Chairman of any Pradeshiya Sabha refuses or wilfully neglects to convene a special meeting within seven days of the receipt of any requisition persisted to him, it shall be lawful for the Assistant Commissioner to convene a special meeting at any time thereafter and to preside or to depute a public officer to preside over that meeting.
(5) Not less than two days notice of the date appointed for each special meeting under this section and of the business to be transacted thereat shall be given to, or left at the residence of, each member of that Pradeshiya Sabha.


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