Nomination in excess of vacancies. Deposit by candidates

(1) If more candidates are nominated than there shall be seats to be filled, the Returning Officer shall thereupon appoint a day, being not more than fifteen days after nomination, for the holding of the election. (2) A candidate for election or someone on his behalf shall at the time of his nomination, deposit or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of fifty dollars and, if he shall fail to do so, the nomination of such candidate shall be deemed to be void. (3) If after the deposit is made the candidate is withdrawn, the deposit shall be returned to the person by whom the deposit was made and if the candidate dies after the deposit is made and before the poll is commenced, the deposit, if made by him, shall be returned to his legal personal representative, or, if not made by him, shall be returned to the person by whom it was made. (4) A notice of such election shall be published. (5) If a candidate who has made the required deposit is not elected, and the number of votes polled by him does not exceed one-tenth of the total number of votes polled, the amount deposited shall be forfeited to the Crown but, in any other case, the deposit shall be returned to the person who made the deposit or to his personal representative as soon as practicable after the result of the election is declared. (6) For the purposes of this regulation the number of votes polled shall be deemed to be the number of ballot papers (other than rejected ballot papers) counted.