national assembly
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS REGULATIONS 1968 PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the National Assembly Elections Regulations 1968. Amended by [Act No. 48 of 1991] 2. Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "Act" means the Representation of the People Act, as amended; "Form" means a Form appended to these regulations; "nomination day" means the day appointed for the nomination of candidates for the election of members representing constituencies at the National Assembly; "party", when used in relation to the registration of a political party for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Constitution, includes a party alliance for such purposes; "the Commission" means the Electoral Supervisory Commission appointed under section 38(2) of the Constitution. Amended by [Act No. 48 of 1991]
PART II
ELECTION OF MEMBERS REPRESENTING CONSTITUENCIES 3. Appointment of returning officers and deputy returning officers (1) The Public Service Commission may from time to time appoint a fit and proper person to be returning officer and some other fit and proper person to be deputy returning officer for each constituency. (2) Subject to the authority, directions and control of the returning officer, a person appointed under the preceding paragraph as deputy returning officer shall have all the powers and may perform any of the duties of a returning officer under these regulations. (3) A registration officer may be appointed returning officer or deputy returning officer for any constituency. (4) If any returning officer is prevented, by sickness or any other cause, from acting, or refuses or neglects to act, at any election, the Commission may at any time appoint some other fit and proper person to act in the place of such returning officer at such election. (5) (5) Every appointment made under this regulation shall be
PRELIMINARY
1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the National Assembly Elections Regulations 1968. Amended by [Act No. 48 of 1991] 2. Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "Act" means the Representation of the People Act, as amended; "Form" means a Form appended to these regulations; "nomination day" means the day appointed for the nomination of candidates for the election of members representing constituencies at the National Assembly; "party", when used in relation to the registration of a political party for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Constitution, includes a party alliance for such purposes; "the Commission" means the Electoral Supervisory Commission appointed under section 38(2) of the Constitution. Amended by [Act No. 48 of 1991]
PART II
ELECTION OF MEMBERS REPRESENTING CONSTITUENCIES 3. Appointment of returning officers and deputy returning officers (1) The Public Service Commission may from time to time appoint a fit and proper person to be returning officer and some other fit and proper person to be deputy returning officer for each constituency. (2) Subject to the authority, directions and control of the returning officer, a person appointed under the preceding paragraph as deputy returning officer shall have all the powers and may perform any of the duties of a returning officer under these regulations. (3) A registration officer may be appointed returning officer or deputy returning officer for any constituency. (4) If any returning officer is prevented, by sickness or any other cause, from acting, or refuses or neglects to act, at any election, the Commission may at any time appoint some other fit and proper person to act in the place of such returning officer at such election. (5) (5) Every appointment made under this regulation shall be