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| (1) the Secretary of each recognized political party or its authorized agent or a group leader may appoint"
| | (a) not more than five agents (hereinafter referred to as "counting agents'') to attend at the counting of the votes at each counting centre, where such counting centre has been assigned more than one polling station under section 48 ; | | |
| | (b) not more than two counting agents to attend at the counting of votes at each counting centre where such counting centre has been assigned only one polling station under section 48. | | |
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| (2) Any candidate to whom the power of appointing polling agents has been delegated under section 32 may, in like manner, be delegated the power of appointing counting agents in respect of any counting centre referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1). |
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| (3) Notice in writing stating the names, addresses and national identity card numbers of the persons appointed under subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall be given by the secretary of such recognized political party or its authorized agent or the group leader or the candidate referred to in subsection (2), to the counting officer before the counting of votes commences. The counting officer may refuse to admit to the counting centre any counting agent whose name, address and identity card number have not been so given and who does not produce a letter from the returning officer authorizing him to be present as that counting centre. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts