21. Where, in the case of any electoral district, returning officer finds at the expiry of the nomination period.
| (a) that no nomination paper has been duly received on behalf of any recognized political party, or any independent group ; or |
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| (b) that all the nomination papers received by him have been rejected, |
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the returning officer shall forthwith report to the Commissioner the fact that no nomination papers have been received or that all the nomination papers received by him have been rejected. The Commissioner shall, not later than seven days after the receipt of such report, publish a notice prescribing a second nomination period. Such period shall commence on the seventh day after the date of the publication of the notice and expire at twelve noon on the tenth day after the publication of such notice. The provisions of this Act shall apply in relation to the second nomination period, subject however that the duration of the nomination period referred to in section 10 shall not be applicable to the second nomination period. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts