Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

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Provincial Councils Elections Act (No. 2 of 1988) - Sect 88

Printing & c. of election publications

86.
(1) No person shall, for the purpose of promoting an election under this Act, be engaged or employed for payment or promise of payment for any purpose or in any capacity whatever, except for the purpose or in the capacities following: "
(a) a reasonable number of polling agents for each polling station having regard to the need to revoke the appointment of any polling agent for that polling station during the poll; and not more than the number of counting agents referred to in section 49 for each counting centre;
(b) a reasonable number of clerks and messengers having regard to the extent of the administrative district and the number of electors on the register of electors for such area.
(2) Subject to such exception as may be allowed in pursuance of this Act, if any person is engaged or employed contravention of this section, either before, during, or after an election, the person engaging or employing him shall be guilty of an illegal practice.
Printing & c. of election publications.
87. A candidate or his agent, who prints, publishes, distributes or posts up or causes to be printed, published, distributed or posted up any advertisement, handbill, placard or poster which refers to an election under this Act and which does not bear upon its face the names and addresses of its printer and publisher shall be guilty of an illegal practice.

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