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(h) on the date of his nomination or of the election he is serving a sentence of
imprisonment.
22. No person shall be nominated in an election as a candidate in more than one Prohibition constituency.
PART VI
on being nominated
in more than one constituency.
ELECTIONS
23. (1) For the purposes of an election in any constituency, the Governor shall appoint a returning officer for that constituency and such number of assistant returning officers as he thinks fit.
(2) Notice of the appointment of a person as returning officer and his address shall be published in the Gazette.
(3) A returning officer shall be provided with such staff as may be required from time to time.
Returning officer and staff."
24. (1) A returning officer shall. subject to this Ordinance. supervise the Supervision election for which he is appointed.
(2) An election shall not be held if it is countermanded in accordance with regulations made under section 28.
of elections.
25. (1) An election shall not be invalidated by non-compliance with the Saving. provisions of any regulations made under this Ordinance or by mistake in the use of any specified form if it appears to the Court that the election was conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in this Ordinance and that the non- compliance or mistake did not affect the result of the election.
(2) No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person (including, in the case of an individual, that person's identity card) or place named in any register. nomination paper, ballot paper. or notice shall affect the full operation of that document with respect to that person or place. in any case where the description of the person or place is such as to be commonly understood.
26. (1) An election, unless questioned by an election petition within the period fixed by section 33 for the presentation of such election petition, shall be deemed to be a good and valid election."
(2) An election shall not be liable to be questioned by reason of a defect in the title, or want of title, of the person supervising the election. if that person was then in actual possession of, or acting in. the office responsible for supervising the election.
Presumption of validity
of election.
27. (1) Any person appointed to be a returning officer or assistant returning Penalties officer at an election who neglects or refuses to perform the functions of his office in concerning relation to that election commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5.000.
(2) No prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) shall be instituted without the consent of the Attorney General.
(3) A person shall not be liable to conviction under subsection (1) unless the complaint or information is laid within 3 months from the date of the commission of the offence.
28. The Governor in Council may by regulations provide for the general supervision of and procedure at elections and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may provide for-
(a) the nomination of candidates, the filing of consent to any such nomination
and the withdrawal of any such nomination;
(b) the lodgement and amount of deposits by or on behalf of candidates and the
forfeiture thereof;
supervision of elections.
Power to make regulations in
respect of Part VI.