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Transfer of Powers (Anuradhapura Preservation Board) Law (No. 25 of 1974) - Sect 2

Local authorities to be constituted for the Area of Authority of the Anuradhapura Preservation Board

2.
(1) The Minister may-
(i) by Order made under section 2 of the Urban Councils Ordinance and published in the Gazette, declare any area forming part of the Area of Authority of the Anuradhapura Preservation Board (hereinafter referred to as the " Board ") to be a town for the purposes of that Ordinance and assign to the Urban Council to be constituted for that area the name and designation " Anuradhapura Urban Council " (hereinafter referred to as the " Urban Council ");
(ii) by Order made under section 3 of the Village Councils Ordinance and published in the Gazette declare certain areas from and out of the remaining part of the Area of Authority of the Board after the constitution of the Urban Council under paragraph (i), to be village areas for the purposes of that Ordinance;
(iii) by Order made under the appropriate enactment and. published in the Gazette, declare the balance part of the Area, of Authority of the Board after the constitution of the Urban Council under paragraph (i) and any. Village Council under paragraph (ii), to be wards or parts of wards of any local authority as may be determined by the Minister.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Law, the provisions of the Urban Councils Ordinance shall apply in respect of the Urban Council constituted under paragraph (i) of subsection (1), the provisions of the Village Councils Ordinance' shall apply in respect of any Village Council constituted under paragraph (ii) of subsection (1) and the provisions of the appropriate enactment shall apply in respect of the balance part referred to in paragraph (iii) of sub-section (1).


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