13. (1) Subject to the provisions of clause (2), no nomination paper delivered under Article 12 shall be accepted unless-(a) ¹[a sum of Taka twenty thousand is deposited in cash or by bank draft or pay order or treasury challan in favour of the Election Commission] by the candidate or by any person on his behalf at the time of its delivery; or ²[(b) it is accompanied by a receipt or a true copy thereof duly attested by a gazetted government servant showing that a sum as aforesaid has been deposited by the candidate or by any person on his behalf with the Returning Officer or the Assistant Returning Officer or at any Bank or at a Government Treasury or Sub-Treasury.] (2) Not more than one deposit under clause (1) shall be required in the case of a person who has been nominated as a candidate by more than one nomination paper.