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Electoral Provisions

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(h)-the-declaration of the results of elections;

(i) the disposal of ballot papers and other such papers after an election;

(j) generally, the carrying into effect of the provisions and purposes of this Part.

PART VI

ELECTION PETITIONS

29. Interpretation

In this Part and in any rules made under section 34(3)-

"Court" means the High Court; and (Amended 65 of 1984 s. 26) "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Supreme Court.

30. Power to question election by petition

(1) An election may be questioned by an election petition on the following grounds or any of them--

(a) that the election was wholly avoided by general bribery, treating, undue influence, or personation;

(b) that the election was avoided by corrupt practices or by illegal practices committed at the election;

(c) that the person whose election is questioned was at time of the election disqualified;

(d) that the person whose election is questioned was not duly elected;

(e) that illegal practices committed in reference to the election of a candidate thereat, so extensively prevailed that they may be reasonably supposed to have affected the result of the election; or

(f) on any other ground provided by any enactment whereon an election may be questioned.

(2) No election may be questioned on any one or more of these grounds except by an election petition.

(3) In subsection (1), the expressions "bribery", "treating", "undue influence", "personation", "corrupt practices" and "illegal practices" shall be construed by reference to the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Ordinance (Cap.288).

31. Who may present petition

An election petition may be presented either by 10 or more electors entitled to vote at the election, or by a person alleging himself to have been a candidate at the election.