Regulations relating to elections

(1) The Elections and Boundaries Commission, shall, after consultation with the National Association of Village Councils established under section 55 of this Act, make regulations, (a) to provide for the proceedings for and at (b) to provide for the and registration of electors; (c) to provide for the mode of holding elections and by- elections and the manner of voting at same; (d) to provide for the register of voters and for revision of same; (e) to prescribe the form of the ballot papers and sample ballot papers and any other forms that need to be prescribed; (f) to provide for the custody and disposal of ballot papers; (g) to prescribe the manner of dealing with rejected or spoilt ballot papers; (h) describing the construction of ballot boxes; (i) to prescribe the method of marking voters at 25 (j) to provide for the conduct of elections and by-elections of members of the council; (k) to prohibit any act or matter which in its opinion is not conducive to the maintenance of Order on polling day; (l) to declare any act committed in the course of any campaign for elections or by-elections or during an election, an election offence; (m) to declare the grounds upon which an election may be challenged and the persons who may challenge an election; (n) to declare the grounds upon which an election may be avoided and the procedure for challenging an election; (o) to provide for the trial of election petitions and matters connected therewith including the deposit of security and the award of costs; (p) for any other matters relating to elections or by- elections which are reasonably required for the efficient functioning of the provisions of this Act. (2) Contravention of any made under subsection (1) of this section may be declared to be illegal practices and provisions may be made in the said regulations for the punishment on summary conviction of persons committing or taking part in the commission of such illegal practices by a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (3) Regulations made pursuant to this section shall be subject to negative resolution of the House of Representatives. 26 Fund.