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LG laws to be amended

30 Sep 2022

  •  Cabinet approval pending
BY Mirudhula Thambiah The amendments to the laws related to Local Government (LG) and its authorities has been tabled before Cabinet for approval, The Morning learnt. A source from the Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government yesterday (29) confirmed to The Morning that amendments to the Local Government laws are awaiting approval from the Cabinet.  “We submitted the Cabinet paper two weeks ago. We are awaiting approval so that the rest of the task could be done by the Legal Draftsman’s Department,” the source said. Amendments pertaining to the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance, the Municipal Councils Ordinance, the Pradeshiya Sabhas Act, and the Urban Councils Ordinance have been proposed to Cabinet, the source further said.   


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