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5.-(1) Parties and independent candidates wishing to receive grants pursuant to section 2 shall submit an application for a grant to the Minister for the Interior and Health, who shall decide whether the conditions for providing such a grant are fulfilled.
(2) The application for a grant shall be submitted for each calendar year for which a grant is requested, and before the end of that calendar year. The application shall be signed by the president of the national party organisation or by the independent candidate as appropriate.
(3) Grant amounts shall be paid into the bank account stated by the national party organisation or the independent candidate in connection with the application.