Representation Of The People

Cap. 9 · Revised Edition 2020 · 67 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Power to alter dates
s. 4Power to give directions
s. 5Right to vote
s. 6Registration of Electors
s. 7Disqualification preventing registration
s. 8Plurality of registration or voting
s. 9Re-registration of electors after every ten years
s. 10Elections and Boundaries Commission
s. 11Chief Elections Officer
s. 12Registering and revising officers
s. 13Returning officers and election clerks
s. 14Other officers
s. 15Oath of office
s. 16Offices of the Chief Elections Officer, registering and revising officers and returning officers
s. 17Electoral divisions
s. 18Polling areas
s. 19Issue of writs for holding elections
s. 20Notice of time and place of nomination
s. 21The conduct of elections
s. 22Chief occupant to furnish information. Forgery, etc., of identification card
s. 23False claims to registration
s. 24False objections
s. 25False statement for registration
s. 26Offence to omit qualified persons from registering
s. 27Offences by persons employed in the preparation of registers
s. 28Restriction on sale of intoxicating liquor
s. 29Employers to allow employees the prescribed period for voting
s. 30Offences by election officers
s. 31Loudspeakers, ensigns, banners, etc., prohibited on polling day
s. 32Bribery
s. 33Treating
s. 34Undue influence
s. 35Personation
s. 36Penalty for bribery, etc
s. 37Penalty for certain illegal practices at election
s. 38Offences in respect of ballot papers
s. 39Infringement of secrecy
s. 40Maintenance of order at polling stations
s. 41Disqualification for bribery, etc
s. 42Disqualifying effect of conviction for illegal practices
s. 43Attempts, how punishable
s. 44Aiding and abetting
s. 45Avoidance by conviction of candidate
s. 46Avoidance of election on election petition
s. 47Appointment and powers of Election Judge
s. 48Who may present petition
s. 49Relief which may be claimed
s. 50Parties to a petition
s. 51Contents of the petition
s. 52Special provisions relating to the procedure before an Election Judge
s. 53Determination of Election Judge
s. 54Report of Election Judge as to corrupt or illegal practice
s. 55Appeal lies only on question of law
s. 56Security by appellant for cost, etc., of appeal
s. 57Powers of the Court of Appeal
s. 58Transmission to Governor-General of certificate and report
s. 59Effect of certificate and report
s. 60Time for presentation
s. 61Prohibition of disclosure of vote
s. 62Procedure and practice on election petitions
s. 63Rejection of ballot paper by returning officer to be final
s. 64Power to make regulations
s. 65Rules
s. 66Expenses of elections
s. 67General penalty