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(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.
Power to make regulations in respect of Part VI
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;
(c) the appointment of persons to assist the returning officer in the supervision of any election;
(d) the appointment by a candidate in an election of certain persons to assist him in connection with the election;
(e) the designation of any polling station;
(f) the supervision of every polling station and the regulation of the ballot;
(g) the procedure for voting at an election in an electoral college constituency;
(h) the procedure for voting at an election in a functional constituency;
(i) the counting of votes;
(j) the countermanding of any election on the ground of the death or disqualification of a candidate;
(k) the determination, declaration and publication of the result of an election;
(l) the disposal of ballot papers and other such papers after an election;
(m) generally, the carrying into effect of this Part.
PART VII
ELECTION PETITIONS
Power to question election by petition
29. (1) An election may be questioned by an election petition on the following grounds or any of them-
(a) that the election was avoided by general bribery, treating, undue influence, or personation;
(b) that the election was avoided by corrupt practices or by illegal practices committed in respect of the election;