(1) The presentation of a petition shall be made by delivering it to the Registrar.
(2) A petition shall be presented within 21 days after the writ relating to the member whose return or election is complained of has been returned to the Governor General in accordance with section 89 of the Act.
However—
(a) if the petition complains of the return or election on the ground of a corrupt practice, and specifically alleges a payment of money or some other act to have been made or done by the member, or on his or her account or with his or her privity since the return of the writ in pursuance or furtherance of that corrupt practice, the petition, so far as respects that corrupt practice, shall be presented within 28 days after the date of such payment or act;
(b) if the petition complains of the return or the election on the ground of an illegal practice, and specifically alleges a payment of money or some other act to have been made or done by the member on his or her account or with his or her privity since the return of the writ in pursuance or in furtherance of that illegal practice, the petition, so far as respects that illegal practice, shall be presented within 28 days after the date of such payment or act.