| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Development Councils and date of Elections Act, No. 20 of 1981, and shall come into operation on such date as may be appointed by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette. |
| 2.
| | Application of Act. |
| 3.
| | Electoral areas. |
| 4.
| | Polling division and polling districts. |
| 5.
| | Registers of electors. |
| 6.
| | Register of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote. |
| 7.
| | Returning officers. |
| 8.
| | Recognized political parties for the purpose of election. |
| 9.
| | Disqualification of membership. |
| 10.
| | Nomination period. |
| 11.
| | Power of Commissioner to direct which one of the rival sections of political party is that party. |
| 12.
| | Who may contest election. |
| 13.
| | Nomination papers. |
| 14.
| | Deposits |
| 15.
| | Disposal of deposits. |
| 16.
| | Consent to nomination an offence under circumstances. |
| 17.
| | Rejection of nomination papers. |
| 18.
| | Uncontested elections. |
| 19.
| | Procedure where no nomination papers are received. |
| 20.
| | Contested elections. |
| 21.
| | Persons entitled to be present at nomination |
| 22.
| | Notice of poll. |
| 23.
| | Death of candidate after nomination. |
| 24.
| | Voting by post. |
| 25.
| | Official poll card. |
| 26.
| | Presiding officers. |
| 27.
| | Facilities to be provided at polling stations. |
| 28.
| | Notices to be exhibited at polling stations. |
| 29.
| | Ballot boxes |
| 30.
| | Ballot papers. |
| 31.
| | Hours of poll. |
| 32.
| | Appointment of polling agents. |
| 33.
| | General conduct of the poll. |
| 34.
| | Sealing of ballot boxes and commencement of poll. |
| 35.
| | Issue of ballot papers. |
| 36.
| | inspection of voter and marking with the appropriate mark. |
| 37.
| | Manner of voting. |
| 38.
| | Assistance to voters to enable them to vote. |
| 39.
| | Voting by proxy forbidden. |
| 40.
| | Plural voting to be an illegal practice. |
| 41.
| | Power to require vote to make declarations. |
| 42.
| | Spoilt ballot paper. |
| 43.
| | Tendered votes. |
| 44.
| | Closure of' poll. |
| 45.
| | Procedure on closure of poll. |
| 46.
| | Presiding officer may act through officers appointed to assist him, |
| 47.
| | Counting officers. |
| 48.
| | Notice of count. |
| 49.
| | Appointment of counting agents. |
| 50.
| | The count |
| 51.
| | Ballot papers to be rejected. |
| 52.
| | Special provisions relating to powers, duties and functions under sections 50 and 51. |
| 53.
| | Closure of the count. |
| 54.
| | Counting of postal ballot papers. |
| 55.
| | Notice of declaration of result. |
| 56.
| | Appointment of agents to attend at the declaration of the result. |
| 57.
| | Persona entitled to be present at the declaration of result. |
| 58.
| | Declaration of the result. |
| 59.
| | Special provisions relating to powers, duties or functions. under section 58. |
| 60.
| | Publication of result in the Gazette. |
| 61.
| | Disposal of ballot papers & c. |
| 62.
| | Vacation of membership. |
| 63.
| | Vacation of office on ceasing to foe member of recognized political party or independent group. |
| 64.
| | Penalty for acting as member after office is vacated. |
| 65.
| | Filling of vacancies- |
| 66.
| | Offences relating to nomination papers, ballot papers, official poll cards & c. |
| 67.
| | Certain persons not qualified to vote. |
| 68.
| | Certain acts prohibited on polling day. |
| 69.
| | Restriction on processions. |
| 70.
| | Restriction on public meetings. |
| 71.
| | General provisions relating to offences under sections 66,67,68,69 and 70. |
| 72.
| | Printing, & c. of election publications by persons other than candidates. |
| 73.
| | Restriction on number of offices. |
| 74.
| | Provisions relating to display of handbills, posters & c. |
| 75.
| | Candidate not to visit on residence for canvassing & c. |
| 76.
| | certain persons not to canvass or act as agents & c. |
| 77.
| | Maintenance of secrecy at elections. |
| 78.
| | personation. |
| 79.
| | Treating |
| 80.
| | Undue influence, |
| 81.
| | Bribery. |
| 82.
| | Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice |
| 83.
| | Special provisions relating to punishment and incapacity for a corrupt practice by an unsuccessful candidate at an election. |
| 84.
| | Certain expenditure to be illegal practice. |
| 85.
| | False reports in news papers. |
| 86.
| | Certain employment to be illegal. |
| 87.
| | Printing, & c. of election publications. |
| 88.
| | conviction for illegal practices. |
| 89.
| | Special provisions relating to punishment and incapacity for an illegal practice by an unsuccessful candidate at an election. |
| 90.
| | Additional penalty for certain offences. |
| 91.
| | Failure so comply with provisions of Act |
| 92.
| | Death, withdrawal or disqualification of candidate not to invalidate nomination paper of party or group |
| 93.
| | Use of schools as polling stations. |
| 94.
| | Secretary of a recognized political party or group leader may act as his own agent or assist his agent |
| 95.
| | Non-attendance of the agents of recognized political party or independent group. |
| 96.
| | Prohibition of disclosure of vote, |
| 97.
| | Inaccurate description of places and persons. |
| 98.
| | Publication, of notices & c |
| 99.
| | Duty of employers to grant leave to enable employees to vote. |
| 100.
| | Requisitioning of premises for use as polling stations |
| 101.
| | Compensation for requisitioning premises. |
| 102.
| | powers of Commissioner. |
| 103.
| | Removal as difficulties. |
| 104.
| | Interpretation |