293Refund of deposit

#### 293 Refund of deposit 293 Refund of deposit > > (1) A deposit in respect of the nomination of a person (the candidate) is to be returned if— > > > > > (a) the candidate withdraws the proposal for nomination or cannot be nominated because the candidate is not qualified to hold civic office, or > > > > > (b) the candidate dies before election day, or > > > > > (c) the candidate is elected (whether or not a poll is taken), or > > > > > (d) the candidate receives at least 4 per cent of the total number of formal first preference votes, or > > > > > (e) the name of the candidate appears in a group on the ballot-papers and any candidate whose name appears in that group is elected or receives at least 4 per cent of the total number of formal first preference votes, or > > > > > (f) a poll is not taken in the ward or area for which the candidate has been nominated. > > > (2) The deposit of a candidate that is required to be returned is to be returned to the person who paid the deposit. > > > (3) A deposit that is not required to be returned is to be forfeited to the council.