This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 3. Definitions for Act 4. Returning officer PART 2--BEGINNING OF ELECTORAL PROCESS 5. Dates to be fixed for purposes of elections 6. List of registered practitioners 7. Registered practitioners to be notified of dates PART 3--NOMINATIONS 8. Nominations 9. Correction of defective nominations 10. Withdrawal of nomination 11. Declaration of nominated candidate 12. Proceedings on nomination day PART 4--VOTING 13. Persons eligible to vote 14. Number of votes 15. Distribution of voting papers 16. Voting papers and envelopes 17. Replacement of voting papers 18. Manner of voting PART 5--SCRUTINY 19. Ballot box 20. Appointment of scrutineers 21. Scrutiny of votes and declarations 22. Counting of votes 23. Retention of voting papers 24. Informal voting papers 25. Publication and notification of result of election 26. Request for recount of votes 27. Conduct of recount 28. Destruction of papers 29. Intruders PART 6--DISPUTED ELECTIONS 30. Petition to dispute election 31. Procedure relating to hearing of petitions 32. Powers of court 33. Effect of decision of court 34. Effect of illegalities or irregularities at election PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS 36. Duty of witness 37. Marks on voting papers 38. Offences in connection with voting 39. Approved forms SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 ENDNOTES