(1) The deposit shall be returned to the candidate:
- who is declared ineligible before the printing of ballot papers;
- whose candidature is definitively disqualified ;
- whose list obtained at least 5% of votes cast in the council concerned. In
this case, the copy of the results proclamation report issued by the
Council Supervisory Commission shall entail order to pay.
(2) The deposit referred to in sub-section (1) above may subsequently be
collected by the representative of the candidate or list of candidates.
(3) In all cases other than those mentioned in sub-section (1) above, the
deposit shall be retained by the Public Treasury.
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In force from 8 September 2026
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