Section No :  
Legislative Enactments
CEYLON (PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS) ORDER IN COUNCIL
Marginal Notes
1. Short title and application.
2. Date of operation.
3. Interpretation.
4. Circumstances disqualifying for registration.
4A. Additional disqualifications for registration or voting.
5. General qualification for electors. [ 4, 48 of 1949.]
5A. Qualifications for registration in the register for the Indian and Pakistani electoral district. [ 4, 36 of 1954.]
5B. Special disqualification for voting at elections. [ 4, 36 of 1954.]
6. Section - 6
7. Section - 7
8. Restriction on plural voting. [ 5, 48 of 1949.]
9. Appointment of registering and revising officers.
10. Polling districts and polling stations.
11. First register of electors.
12. Claims and objections.
13. Appeals to revising officer.
14. Certification of first registers.
15. Preparation of registers on alteration of electoral districts.
16. Revision of registers.
17. Section - 17
18. Method of revising register.[ 3, 7 of 1952.]
19. Claims and objections at revision of register.
20. Certification of revised register.
21. Notices by registering and revising officers and adjournments. [ 11, 48 of 1949.]
22. Notice of certification of register and commencement and period of operation
22A. Language of the registers of electors and the lists prepared for the purpose of revising such registers.
22B. Reinsertion of name deleted from register of electors. [ 8, 16 of 1956.]
23. Penalty for false statements and wrongful claims.
23A. Preliminary steps for the preparation and revision of register for the Indian and Pakistani electoral district. [5 4, 36 of 1954.]
23B. Preparation and revision of register for Indian and Pakistani electoral district.
23C. Certification of register for Indian and Pakistani electoral district and commencement and period of operation. [ 4, 36 of 1954.]
23D. Assistance in the preparation or revision of the register for the Indian and Pakistani electoral district, [4, 36 Of 1954.]
24. Number of Members to be returned for each electoral district. [ 4, 36 of 1954.]
25. Returning officers.
26. Power to order elections.
27. Nomination day.
28. Nomination papers.
29. Deposits by candidates.
30. Proceedings on nomination day.
31. Objections to nomination papers.
32. Persons entitled to be present at nomination.
33. Withdrawal of candidature.
34. Uncontested elections.
35. Contested elections.
36. Presiding officers.
37. Facilities to be provided at polling stations.
38. Registers of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote. [ 4, 36 of 1954.]
39. Admittance to polling station.
40. Poll by ballot and ballot paper:
41. Ballot boxes.
42. Manner of voting.
43. Declarations by voters.
44. Spoilt ballot papers.
45. Tendered votes.
46. Closing of poll.
47. Procedure or closing of poll.
48. Counting votes.
49. Votes to be rejected.
50. Publication of result in the Gazette.
51. Failure to comply with provisions of Order.
52. Offences.
52A. Printing, &c., of election publications by persons other than candidates and election agents. [ 2, 26 of 1953.]
53. Maintenance of secrecy at elections.
54. Personation.
55. Treating.
56. Undue influence.
57. Bribery.
58. Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice.
59. Nomination of election agent.
60. Person guilty of corrupt practice not to be appointed election agent.
61. Making of contracts through election agent.
62. Payment of expenses through election agent.
63. Period for sending in claims and making payments for election expenses.
64. Remuneration of election agent.
65. Personal expenses of candidate and petty expenses.
66. Expenses in excess of maximum to be illegal practice.
67. Certain expenditure to be illegal practice.
68. Certain employment to be illegal.
68A. Printing, &c, of election publications by candidates and election agents, [ 10,16 of 1956.] False declaration as to election expenses. [ 19, 16 of 1956.]
69. Saving for creditors.
70. Return and declaration respecting election expenses.
71. Publication of deposit of return, &c.
72. Punishment for conviction for illegal practice.
73. Report exonerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt and illegal practice by agents.
74. Power of Election Court to except innocent act from being illegal practice, &c.
75. Authorized excuse for non-compliance with provisions as to return and declaration respecting election expenses.
76. Avoidance by-conviction of candidate.
77. Avoidance of election on election petition.
78. Appointment and powers of Election Judge.
79. Who may-present petition.
80. Relief which may be claimed.
81. Determination of Election Judge. [ 3, 19 of 1948.]
82. Report of Judge as to corrupt or illegal practice.
82A. Appeal on question of law against determination of Election Judge. [ 3, 19 of 1948.]
82B. Powers of the Supreme Court in appeals. [ 3, 19 of 1948.]
82C. Transmission to Governor-General of certificate and report. [ 3, 19 of 1948.]
82D. Effect of certificate and report. [ 3, 19 of 1948.]
83. Time for presentation.
84. Prohibition of disclosure of vote.
85. Votes to be struck off at a scrutiny.
86. Procedure and practice on election petitions.
87. Rejection of ballot paper by returning officer to be final.
88. Commissioner of Parliamentary Elections.
89. Inaccurate description of places and persons.
90. Publication of notices, &C.
91. Names of candidates.
92. "Use of schools as polling stations.
92A. Requisitioning of premises for use as polling stations. [ 21, 16 of 1956.]
92B. Compensation for requisitioning premises. [ 21, 16 of 1956.]
93. Power to make orders, &c, to meet difficulties arising under Order.
94. Power to revoke and amend Order.
95. Revocation.