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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS AND REVISION OF REGISTERS

Part III ELECTIONS

UNCONTESTED ELECTIONS

CONTESTED ELECTIONS

POSTPONEMENT AND ADJOURNMENT OF ELECTIONS

CORRUPT PRACTICES

ELECTION AGENT, ELECTION EXPENSES AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES

EXCUSE FOR CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICE

GROUNDS FOR AVOIDING ELECTIONS

Part IV APPLICATIONS FOR AVOIDANCE OF ELECTION

Part V GENERAL

FIRST SCHEDULE Forms

SECOND SCHEDULE Directions for guidance of voters in voting

THIRD SCHEDULE Election expenses

FOURTH SCHEDULE Parliamentary Elections (Application for Avoidance of Election) Rules

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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On 20/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 20/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 20/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 15/04/2011.
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Assistant Returning Officers
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—(1)  The Minister may, in addition to appointing the Returning Officer under section 3, from time to time appoint by name or by office one or more persons to assist the Returning Officer in the performance of his duties.
(1A)  A person appointed to assist the Returning Officer shall have all the powers and may perform all the duties of the Returning Officer and any reference in this Act to the Returning Officer shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include a reference to an Assistant Returning Officer.
(1B)  An appointment made by the Minister under subsection (1) may be revoked by him at any time.
(2)  If the Returning Officer is, by sickness or other cause, prevented or disabled from performing any of his duties under this Act and there is insufficient time for any other person to be appointed by the Minister, the Returning Officer may appoint, by name or office, a deputy to act for him.
(3)  Every appointment made under subsection (2) shall as soon as possible be reported to the Minister and may be revoked by the Minister, but without prejudice to the validity of anything already done by the deputy.