by Manjula Fernando | Sunday Observer

by Manjula Fernando

Amendment to PC Polls Act to Cabinet
Proposed amendments to the Provincial Council Elections Act to clear existing technical issues will be presented to the Cabinet for approval this week, Provincial Council and Local Government Ministry Legal Officer Gayani Premathilake told the Sunday Observer.Unlike in the past where a new Act was made operational on a future date specified, the new PC Elections Law came...
2018-10-20 18:30:00
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