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| (1) Every deposit made under section 8 shall forthwith be credited to a deposit account and shall be disposed of according to the provisions of the subsections (2), (3) and (4). |
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| (2) Where the nomination paper of a candidate is rejected under the provisions of section 14 or section 15 the deposit shall be returned to the person who made the deposit. |
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| (3) Where the number of votes polled by any candidate does not exceed one-eighth of the total number of votes polled at the election, the deposit made in respect of such candidate shall be declared forfeit and shall be transferred by the Commissioner from the deposit account to the Consolidated Fund, and in every other case the deposit shall be returned to the person who made the deposit, as soon as may be after the result of the election is declared. |
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| (4) For the purposes of this section, the number of votes polled at an election shall be deemed to be the number of votes actually counted and shall not include any votes rejected as void or any second preference or third preferences. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts