(1) Evidence shall not be stated in the election petition.
(2) Notwithstanding subrule (1) a judge may, on application of the petitioner, as set out in Form 2 of the Schedule, order such particulars of an allegation to be disclosed as may be necessary to prevent surprise and unnecessary expense and to ensure a fair and effectual trial, in the same way as in ordinary proceedings in the Court, and on terms as to costs and otherwise as may be ordered.
(3) Where an allegation is made against a person for the commission of an election offence under the Act, the particulars which may be requested includes —
(a) the name of the person in the election petition against whom the alleged election offence was committed;
(b) the name, address, telephone number and occupation on the register of the person who is alleged to have committed the election offence; and
(c) the time when and the place where each election offence is alleged to have been committed.
(4) In any case in which the judge orders that particulars of any allegation made in an election petition be delivered to the respondent, he or she may fix the time within which the particulars shall be delivered and may order that the petitioner, at the trial of the election petition, may be precluded from going into any detail in respect of any allegation, which the particulars have not been duly delivered, unless it is otherwise ordered.
(5) The petitioner shall give details of the particulars delivered as set out in Form 3 of the Schedule.