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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

Elections (Election Petition) Rules – section 89(2) (Statutory Instrument 63/2016)

Statutory Instrument 63/2016 .. in force 13 June 2016

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

1.Citation
2.Interpretation
3.Presentation of election petition
4.Form of election petition
5.Petitioner to give address for service
6.Evidence not to be stated
7.Publication of notice of election petition
8.Service of election petition
9.Response to election petition
10.Security for costs
11.Removal of objection where security declared insufficient
12.Election petition at issue
13.Amendment of election petition
14.Withdrawal of election petition
15.Substitution of a new petitioner
16.Abatement of election petition
17.Addition or substitution of respondent
18.Respondent not opposing not to appear as party
19.Several election petitions as to the same election
20.Notice of recriminatory grounds
21.Returning officer as respondent
22.Election petition complaining of no return
23.Trial of election petition
24.Power to reserve question of law for Court of Appeal
25.Evidence of corrupt practice receivable before proof of agency
26.Witnesses
27.General costs of election petition
28.Application of Civil Procedure Rules
29.Repeal
30.Pending election petitions
Schedule

Commencement [13 June 2016]