Section 111: Deposit

111. Deposit.—(1) Subject to sub-section (2), the Returning Officer shall not accept a nomination paper unless— (a) a sum of twenty thousand rupees is deposited in cash by the candidate or by any person on his behalf at the time of its delivery; or (b) it is accompanied by a receipt showing that a sum as aforesaid has been deposited by the candidate or by any person on his behalf at any branch of the National Bank of Pakistan or at a Government Treasury or sub-Treasury. (2) Not more than one deposit under sub-section (1) shall be required in the case of a person who has been nominated as a candidate by more than one nomination paper. (3) The sum deposited shall be non-refundable.

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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