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| (1) As soon as may be after the publication of the Proclamation under Article 97 of the Constitution, the Commissioner of Elections (hereinafter referred to as the "Commissioner") shall appoint, by name or by office, a registering officer for each electoral district and may from time to time appoint by name or by office one or more persons to assist any registering officer in the performance of his duties, A person so appointed to assist any such officer as aforesaid shall have ail the powers and may perform all the duties of the officer whom he is appointed to assist, and any reference in this Act to a registering officer shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include a reference to an assistant registering officer. |
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| (2) An appointment made by the Commissioner under tills section may be revoked by him at any time. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts