13. Section 51 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (3) of that section and the substitution of the following subsection therefor:
| " (3) Notice in writing stating the names, the numbers of national or other identity card issued by a government department or public corporation and addresses of the persons appointed under subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall be given by the secretary of such recognized political party or its authorized representative of 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, the number of national or other identity card issued by a government department or public corporation and address has not been so given and who does not produce a letter from the returning officer authorizing him to be present at that counting center,". |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts