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2. Provisions relating to nominations and deposits in respect of elections to a Municipal Council, and certain Urban Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

Nomination papers submitted, under section 28

of the Local Authorites Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262)

(hereinafter referred to as “the principal enactment”) in respect of elections to the Municipal Council, Urban

Councils and the Pradeshiya Sabhas specified respectively in Schedules I, II and III to this Act, in response to the

Notices published under section 26 of the principal enactment are hereby deemed to be of no force and effect and as if such nomination papers had never been submitted.

(2)

The Notices published under subsection (3) of section 38 of the principal enactment in respect of elections to the Municipal Council, Urban Councils and the Pradeshiya Sabhas specified respectively in Schedules

I, II and III to this Act, are hereby revoked.

(3)

Deposits made under section 29 of the principal enactment in respect of candidates nominated by an independent group for election to the Municipal Council the

Urban Councils or the Pradeshiya Sabhas specified respectively in Schedules I, II and III to this Act, shall notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 30 of the principal enactment, be refunded, on the production by the person who made the deposit, of the receipt issued to such person under subsection (3) of section 29 of the principal enactment, together with interest on such deposit at the rate of twelve per centum, per annum, from the date of deposit to the date of refund.