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| (1) A candidate or some person on his behalf shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Commissioner or with any person authorized by the Commissioner in that behalf between the date of the publication of the Order under section 2 and before twelve noon on the day before the date of nomination
| | (a) where such candidate is a candidate nominated by a recognized political party, a sum of fifty thousand rupees in legal tender, | | |
| | (b) where such candidate is a candidate nominated by any other political party or by an elector, a sum of seventy-five thousand rupees in legal tender. | | |
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| (2) No deposit made by a candidate or any other person on his behalf shall be accepted unless it is made within the time prescribed by subsection (1). |
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| (3) Where the deposit under this section is accepted by the Commissioner or any person authorized by him under subsection (1), the Commissioner or such person shall forthwith issue to the person by whom the deposit was made a receipt in writing signed by him acknowledging his acceptance of such deposit, and the receipt shall state
| | (a) where the deposit is made by a candidate, the name of the candidate, or where the deposit is made by some other person, the name of that person and the name of the candidate on whose behalf the deposit was made; | | |
| | (b) the amount of the deposit; and | | |
| | (c) the time and date of the deposit. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts