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95. Savings

All statutory instruments existing prior to the coming into operation of this Act shall continue to have effect until revoked by a statutory instrument made under this Act.

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95. Savings

1. Short Title

2. Interpretation

3. Commission and electoral districts

4. Appointment of officers and establishment of offices

5. Duties and functions of registration and other officers

6. Qualification for Voting

7. Qualification for registration

8. Residence requirements

9. Registration and issue of identification cards

10. Lost or defaced identification cards

11. Issue of composite identification cards

12. Verification of register

13. Disqualification for registration

14. Deletions from register

15. Publication of register

16. Register of Police electors, correctional facility electors and fire service electors

17. The 1979 register

18. Omissions in register

19. Claims and objections to registration

20. Revision of register

21. List to be posted at conspicuous places

22. Register to remain in force until next revision

23. Commission may direct preparation of register

24. Effect of register

25. Extension of time

26. Offences

27. Omissions by election officers

28. Polling Divisions

29. Returning Officers

30. Election Clerks

30A. Assistant Election Clerks

31. Substitute Election Clerks

32. Presiding Officers

33. Poll Clerks

33A. Assistant Poll Clerks

34. How oath may be taken

35. Disqualification of election officers from nomination

36. Issue of Writs

37. Notice of time and place for elections

38. Returning Officer to obtain lists of electors

39. Nomination of candidates

40. Disposal of deposit

41. Uncontested elections

42. Adjournment in contested election to take poll

43. Power to adjourn polling day in case of emergency

44. Withdrawal of candidature

45. Taking of poll

46. Establishment of polling stations

47. Supplies of election material

48. Inspection of polling stations by presiding officer

49. Hours of taking the poll

50. Ballot boxes

51. Electors to vote only in polling division where their names appear

52. Elector to vote once in one electoral district

53. Police electors to vote in accordance with Schedule 2

54. Transfer of election officers' votes

55. Where transferred elector to vote

56. Proceedings at poll

57. Entries to be made by poll clerk

58. Admission into polling station

59. Mode of taking ballot

60. Mode of taking ballot in special cases

61. Correction of discrepancies

62. Who may be present in polling station

62A. Use of mobile phone at polling station

63. Proceedings after poll

64. Agents

65. Final counting of votes

66. Provisions applicable where ballot boxes not returned

67. Declaration of the poll

68. Election return

69. Penalty for delay, neglect or refusal of returning officer to return elected candidate

70. Election documents to be sent to Clerk of the House

71. Custody of ballot boxes

72. Intoxicating liquor not to be sold supplied or given on polling day

73. Employers to allow employees prescribed period for voting

74. Offences by election officers

75. Loudspeakers, ensigns, banners etc. prohibited on polling day

76. Order at polling stations

77. Influencing electors to vote

78. Bribery

79. Treating

80. Undue influence

81. Personation

82. Penalty for bribery, treating, under influence, personation

83. Penalty for certain illegal practices

84. Offences in respect of ballot papers

85. Secrecy

86. Offences re voting by police electors

87. Name and address of printer on election publications

88. Petition against disputed election

89. Presentation of petition and security for costs

90. Trial of election petition

91. Voter not to disclose how he or she voted

92. Non-compliance with rules etc. when not to invalidate election

93. Expenses to be paid out of Consolidated Fund

94. Statutory Instruments

Schedule 1

Schedule 2

Schedule 3

Schedule 4

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