CAP. 367]
Electoral Provisions (Procedure) Regulations
[1987 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Subscription of nomination paper.
L.N. 424/90
Consent to nomination and deposit.
Form 4.
L.N. 383/87.
L.N. 426/90.
L.N. 383/87.
7. (1) Each nomination paper shall be subscribed by 2 electors, registered for the constituency concerned, as proposer and seconder and by 8 other such electors as assenting to the nomination.
(2) The returning officer shall permit any person to inspect, at the time and place appointed for the receipt by the returning officer of nominations, any nomination paper delivered to the returning officer.
(3) The returning officer may, at the time and place appointed for the receipt by him of nominations, at the request of any elector prepare a nomination paper for signature.
(4) No elector shall at any election subscribe more nomination papers than there are vacancies to be filled for the constituency concerned.
(5) If any elector subscribes nomination papers in contravention of paragraph (4), his signature shall be inoperative in all but those papers (up to the permitted number) which are first delivered.
8. A person shall not be validly nominated unless there is delivered to the returning officer at the time and place appointed for the receipt by him of nominations
(a) a form of consent to nomination and a declaration of qualifications in accordance with Form 4 in the Schedule;
(aa) and
(b) in the case of an Urban Council or a Regional Council election, a receipt issued by the Director of Accounting Services showing that the sum of $3,000 has been deposited with the Director of Accounting Services as deposit in respect of such person; or
(c) in the case of a District Board election, a receipt issued by the Director of Accounting Services showing that the sum of $2,000 has been deposited with the Director of Accounting Services as deposit in respect of such person.
CN456/90
9. (1) Where a nomination paper and the candidate's consent thereto are received by the returning officer at the time and place appointed therefor, the candidate shall be deemed to stand nominated unless and until the returning officer decides that the nomination paper is invalid, or proof is given to the satisfaction of the returning officer of the candidate's death or disqualification for nomination or under regulation 10 the candidate withdraws.
(2) The returning officer shall be entitled to hold a nomination paper invalid only on one of the following grounds—
(a) that the particulars of the candidate or the persons subscribing to the paper are not as required by law; or
(b) that the paper is not subscribed as so required.
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CAP. 367]
Electoral Provisions (Procedure) Regulations
[1987 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Subscription of nomination paper.
LN42490
Consent to nomination and deposit.
Form 4.
L.N. 383/87.
EN 426/90.
L.N. 383/87.
Decisions as to validity of
7. (1) Each nomination paper shall be subscribed by 2 electors, registered for the constituency concerned, as proposer and seconder and by 8 other such electors as assenting to the nomination.
(2) The returning officer shall permit any person to inspect, at the time and place appointed for the receipt by the returning officer of nominations, any nomination paper delivered to the returning
officer.
(3) The returning officer may, at the time and-place-appointed -for the receipt by him of nominations at the request of any elector
prepare a nomination paper for signature.
(4) No elector shall at any election subscribe more nomination papers than there are vacancies to be filled for the constituency concerned.
(5) If any elector subscribes nomination papers in contraven- tion of paragraph (4), his signature shall be inoperative in all but those papers (up to the permitted number) which are first delivered.
8. A person shall not be validly nominated unless there is delivered to the returning officer at the time-and-place-appointed for the receipt-by-him-of nominations
(a) a form of consent to nomination and a declaration of
qualifications in accordance with Form 4 in the Schedule;
(aa)
and
(b) in the case of an Urban Council or a Regional Council election, a receipt issued by the Director of Accounting Services showing that the sum of $3,000 has been deposited with the Director of Accounting Services as deposit in respect of such person; or
(c) in the case of a District Board election, a receipt issued by the Director of Accounting Services showing that the sum of $2,000 kås been deposited with the Director of Accounting Services as deposit in respect of such person.
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papers.
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9. (1) Where a nomination paper and the candidate's con- sent thereto are received by the returning officer at the time-and 4place-appointed therefor the candidate shall be deemed to stand nominated unless and until the returning officer decides that the nomination paper is invalid, or proof is given to the satisfaction of the returning officer of the candidate's death or disqualification for nomination or under regulation 10 the candidate withdraws.
(2) The returning officer shall be entitled to hold a nomination paper invalid only on one of the following grounds--
(a) that the particulars of the candidate or the persons sub-
scribing to the paper are not as required by law; or
(b) that the paper is not subscribed as so required.
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