(1) For the purpose of the registration of electors there shall be—
(a) a Chief Elections Officer who shall be appointed in accordance with section 88(1) and of the Constitution;
(b) the following officers appointed by the Electoral Commission from among eligible persons:
(i) a Registration Officer for each electoral district,
(ii) such number of enumerators, enumerator co-ordinators, photographers and other persons as may be deemed necessary,
(iii) such number of scrutineers as determined by the Electoral Commission to be nominated by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Electoral Commission,
(iv) such number of scrutineers, in equal numbers as appointed under sub-paragraph (iii), to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition and appointed by the Electoral Commission to represent the official Opposition in Parliament;
(c) such number of registration offices or centres for the electoral districts as the Commission considers necessary.
(2) For the purposes of section 88(5) and 88(10) of the Constitution the prescribed age is the age of 65 years and a person is not qualified to be appointed Chief Elections Officer under this section if he or she exceeds the age of 65 years.
(3) Without prejudice to section 37 of the Constitution, the Chief Elections Officer shall take all appropriate measures in accordance with this Act for the registration of electors in each electoral district and for the conduct of the election of members to the House.
(4) Every person appointed under this section shall take the prescribed oath.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), an eligible person means a person who—
(i) is not less than 18 years of age,
(ii) is not declared to be a bankrupt,
(iii) has not been convicted of a criminal offence except where the offence is a minor traffic offence or has been spent in accordance with the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act.
(Amended by Act 22 of 2005)