3. Authorized amount

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(1)

Within a period of five days after the conclusion of the period of nomination specified in the Proclamation or

Order requiring the conduct of an election under any law specified in section 2, the Election Commission shall, in consultation with the recognized political parties, and the independent groups contesting such election, fix by Order published in the Gazette, a sum of money in Sri Lankan rupees to be used for the purpose of calculating an authorized amount, in accordance with the provisions of this section, for such election:

Provided however, in the case of a presidential election, every candidate who has not been nominated by a political party shall be consulted.

(2)

Such sum of money to be fixed under subsection (1)

shall be calculated taking into consideration the prevailing inflation rate and the National Consumer Price Index of Sri

Lanka.

(3)

The authorized amount in relation to a candidate shall be calculated as follows:-

(a)

in the case of an election conducted under the Local

Authorities Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262), the amount in Sri Lankan rupees resulting from the multiplication of the total number of registered voters in the ward of the local authority contested by the candidate, by such amount of Sri Lankan rupees as may be fixed for that election by the

Election Commission under subsection (1);

(b)

in the case of an election conducted under the

Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988, the amount in Sri Lankan rupees resulting from the multiplication of the total number of registered voters in the administrative district contested by the candidate, by such amount of Sri Lankan rupees as may be fixed for that election by the Election

Commission under subsection (1);

(c)

in the case of an election conducted under the

Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, the amount in Sri Lankan rupees resulting from the multiplication of the total number of registered voters in the electoral district contested by the candidate, by such amount of Sri Lankan rupees as may be fixed for that election by the Election

Commission under subsection (1);

(d)

in the case of an election conducted under the

Presidential Elections Act, No. 15 of 1981, the amount in Sri Lankan rupees resulting from the multiplication of the total number of registered voters in the electoral districts in the Island, by such amount of Sri Lankan rupees as may be fixed for that election by the Election Commission under subsection (1).

(4)

The authorized amount in relation to recognized political parties and independent groups shall be calculated by taking into consideration the sum of money referred to in subsection (1), the total number of registered voters in the local authority area or the administrative district or the electoral district or the electoral districts in the Island as the case may be, contested by each recognized political party or independent group at an election conducted under any law specified in section 2 and the number of candidates nominated by such recognized political party or independent group to contest such election.

(5)

The authorized amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of subsections (3) and (4), shall be published in the Gazette on the same day, on which the Order under subsection (1) is published in the Gazette.

(6)

The consultation process referred to in subsection (1) may be conducted by the Election Commission through the relevant returning officers.

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