7. Publication of notice relating to receipt of returns and declarations

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

(1)

On receipt of the returns and declarations submitted under section 6 –

(a)

the respective returning officer, in the case of an election conducted under the Local Authorities

Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262), the Provincial

Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988 or the

Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981; and

(b)

the Election Commission, in the case of an election conducted under the Presidential Elections Act, No.

15 of 1981, shall cause a notice to be published in at least one national newspaper in the Sinhala, Tamil and English languages stating that the returning officer or the Election Commission, as the case may be, has received the returns and declarations submitted by the recognized political party, independent group or candidate named in the notice and indicating the place and time at which such returns and declarations may be inspected by any person.

(2)

The notice referred to in subsection (1), shall be published within ten days after the expiry of the time period specified in subsection (1) of section 6.

(3)

The returning officer and the Election Commission shall permit a person to inspect the returns and declaration made by a recognized political party, an independent group or a candidate at the place and time mentioned in the notice published under subsection (1) and shall allow such person to take copies of such returns or declaration on payment of a fee of such amount as may be determined by the Election

Commission.

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