37. Section 29 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor: -
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| | | (a) A group leader or any person authorized by him shall, in respect of the candidates of such group, deposit in legal tender with the returning officer between the date of publication of the notice under section 26 and the submission of the nomination paper of that independent group, a sum calculated as hereinafter provided in paragraph (b). |
| (b) The deposit required by paragraph (a) shall-
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| | (2) No deposit made by a group leader or person authorized by him on behalf of a candidate of any group under this section shall be accepted by the returning officer unless it is made within the time prescribed by subsection (1). | | |
| | (3) Where the deposit under this section is accepted by the returning officer, such officer shall forthwith issue to the person by whom the deposit was made a receipt in writing signed by such officer acknowledging his acceptance of such deposit, and the receipt shall state-
| | | (a) the name of the group leader by whom the deposit was made, or the authorized person by whom and on whose behalf the deposit was made; |
| (b) the number of candidates; |
| (c) the amount of the deposit; and |
| (d) the time and date of the deposit.". |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts