s 87A
In forceClose of nominations, returning officer’s other duties as to
Part IVElections
Division 2Nominations
87A Close of nominations, returning officer’s other duties as to
(1)
Before attending the place of declaration of nominations as required by section 86(1a) or 87(2) the returning officer shall ascertain the correct time; and in any dispute that may arise as regards time the returning officer’s decision is final.
(2)
The returning officer shall give a receipt in the prescribed form to any candidate who has duly nominated, or to their agent, acknowledging that candidate’s nomination and deposit received by the returning officer pursuant to section 81.
[Section 87A inserted: No. 40 of 1987 s. 49; amended: No. 36 of 2000 s. 39; No. 30 of 2023 s. 182.]
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