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| (1) Where the Commissioner of Elections (hereinafter referred to as the " Commissioner"), is required by the Constitution to conduct the election of the President, he shall by Order published in the Gazette
| | (a) fix the date of nomination of candidates being a date not less than sixteen days and not more than one month from the date of publication of such Order, and the place of nomination; and | | |
| | (b) fix the date on which the poll shall be taken, being a date not less than one month and not more than two months from the date of nomination. | | |
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| (2) The date fixed under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall be any day other than a Full Moon Poya day or any public holiday specified in the First Schedule to the Holidays Act, No. 29 of 1971 ; and if, after the publication of the Order under subsection (1), any day specified therein is declared to be a public holiday, such declaration shall in no way affect the validity of anything done on such day for the purposes of that subsection. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts