section 34 in the case of an original petition shall be
given in the same manner and form on behalf of the
substituted petitioner before such petitioner proceeds with
the substituted election petition, and within such time
as the Court may direct.
(5) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a substituted
petitioner shall, as nearly as may be, stand in the
same position and be subject to the same liabilities
as the original petitioner, and the original petitioner
shall furnish such substituted petitioner with all
evidence available to the original petitioner and
relevant to the continued prosecution of the election
petition.
(6) Where an election petition is withdrawn or
abandoned or the petitioner ceases to prosecute the election
petition, the petitioner shall be liable to pay the costs of
the respondent.
(7) Where there are 2 or more petitioners, an
application to withdraw or abandon or cease to prosecute
an election petition shall not be made except with the
consent of all the petitioners.