(1) Where, before the trial of an election petition —
(a) the respondent dies, a person entitled to be a petitioner in respect of the election to which the election petition relates may give notice of the death of the respondent as set out in Form 17 of the Schedule by publication in the Gazette and in a newspaper of general circulation in Saint Lucia; or
(b) the respondent gives notice to the Registrar and to the petitioner that he or she does not intend to oppose the election petition, the Registrar shall give notice of the intention of the respondent as set out in Form 18 of the Schedule by publication in the Gazette and in a newspaper of general circulation in Saint Lucia.
(2) Within 21 days after publication of the notice under subrule (1) in the Gazette, a person may make an application as set out in Form 19 of the Schedule to the Court to be admitted as a respondent to oppose the election petition, and the person shall be admitted either with the respondent, if there is a respondent, or in place of the respondent.
(3) Any number of persons not exceeding 3 may be admitted as respondents.