Gazette Notification on LG Polls to be issued by Friday

The gazette notification on LG polls was signed last Wednesday by Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Faizer Musthapha and sent to the Government Printer. But there was a delay on the part of the Government Printing Department to send the proofs to the Ministry, said Legal Officer of the Ministry, Gayani Prematilaka

“My staff worked extra hours and on weekends to finish the job. We have finished proof reading the Sinhala version and return it to the Government Printer today. I am awaiting the English copy for proof reading,” she said

On the other hand  the Government Printer Gangani  K. Liyanage  said, the gazette containing the amendments introduced to the Local Government Elections (Amendment) Act is to be published before Friday paving the way to hold LG elections in January. Hence, “I am waiting for the Tamil and Sinhala proofs from the Local Government and Provincial Councils Ministry. I expect to send the English copy to the Ministry today to have it proof-read and will issue the gazette within 24 hours of receiving the proofs. The gazette consists of some 400 pages and it is a Himalayan task to go through the entire gazette notification and insert the corrections if any,” Ms. Liyanage said.

She said,  that her staff worked during the weekend and on Poya  Day to expedite the work that needs to be done prior to publishing the gazette notification.

 “My staff worked extra hours and on weekends to finish the job. We have finished proof reading the Sinhala proof and return it to the Government Printer today. I am awaiting the English copy proofreading,” she said