Mode of nomination of candidates

(1) On the day and at the place fixed for the nomination of candidates the Returning Officer shall attend at 10 a.m. and receive the nominations of any duly qualified candidates for the seat or seats to be filled. (2) Every candidate shall be proposed by two other persons whose names appear on the register of electors for Belize City for the time being in force and shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Returning Officer his written consent to be nominated. (3) If by 4 p.m. no more candidates shall have been nominated than there are seats to be filled, the Returning Officer shall declare such candidates to have been duly elected.