| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Provincial Councils; Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988, and shall come into operation on each date as may be appointed by the President by Order published in the Gazette. |
| 2.
| | Application of Act. |
| 3.
| | Membership of Provincial Council |
| 4.
| | Polling divisions and polling districts. |
| 5.
| | Registers of electors. |
| 6.
| | Register of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote. |
| 7.
| | Returning officers. |
| 8.
| | Recognized political parties for the purpose of elections. |
| 9.
| | Disqualification of membership. |
| 10.
| | Nomination period. |
| 11.
| | Power of Commissioner to direct which one of the rival sections of recognized political party is that party. |
| 12.
| | Who may contest election. |
| 13.
| | Nomination papers. |
| 14.
| | Deposits. |
| 15.
| | Disposal of deposits. |
| 16.
| | Connect to nomination of offence under certain circumstances. |
| 17.
| | Rejection of nominated papers. |
| 18.
| | Uncontested elections. |
| 19.
| | Procedure where no nomination papers are received. |
| 20.
| | Contested elections. |
| 21.
| | Persons entitled to be present at nomination. |
| 22.
| | Notice of poll. |
| 23.
| | Death of candidate after nomination. |
| 24.
| | Voting by post. |
| 25.
| | Official poll card . |
| 26.
| | Presiding officers. |
| 27.
| | Facilities to be provided at polling station. |
| 28.
| | Notice to be exhibited at polling stations. |
| 29.
| | Ballot boxes. |
| 30.
| | Ballot papers. |
| 31.
| | Hours of poll. |
| 32.
| | Appointment of polling agensGeneral conduct the poll.
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| 33.
| | General conduct the of poll. |
| 34.
| | Sealing of ballot boxes and commencement of poll. |
| 35.
| | Issue of ballot papers. |
| 36.
| | Inspection of voter and marking with the appropriate mark. |
| 37.
| | Manner of voting. |
| 38.
| | Assistance to voters to enable them to vote. |
| 39.
| | Voting by proxy forbidden. |
| 40.
| | Plural voting to be an illegal practice. |
| 41.
| | Power to require voter to make declarations. |
| 42.
| | Spoilt ballot papers. |
| 43.
| | Tendered votes. |
| 44.
| | Closure of poll. |
| 45.
| | Procedure on closure of poll. |
| 46.
| | Presiding officers may act through officers appointed to assist him. |
| 47.
| | Counting officers. |
| 48.
| | Notice of count. |
| 49.
| | Appointment of counting agents. |
| 50.
| | The count. |
| 51.
| | Ballot papers to be rejected. |
| 52.
| | Special provisions relating to powers duties and functions under sections 50 and 51. |
| 53.
| | Closure of the count. |
| 54.
| | Counting of postal ballot papers. |
| 55.
| | Notice of declaration of result. |
| 56.
| | Appointment of agents to attend at the declaration of result. |
| 57.
| | Persons entitled to be present at the declaration of result. |
| 58.
| | Declaration of the result. |
| 59.
| | Special provinces relating to powers, duties or functions under section 58. |
| 60.
| | Publications of result in the Gazette. |
| 61.
| | Disposal of ballot papers. |
| 61A.
| | Bonus seats. |
| 62.
| | Vacation of membership . |
| 63.
| | Vacation of office on ceasing to be member of recognized political party or independent group. |
| 64.
| | Penalty for acting as member after office is vacated. |
| 65.
| | Filling of vacancies. |
| 66.
| | Offences relating to nomination papers, ballot papers, official poll cards ,& c. |
| 67.
| | Certain persons not qualified to vote. |
| 68.
| | Certain acts prohibited on polling day. |
| 69.
| | Restriction on procession. |
| 70.
| | Restriction on public meetings. |
| 71.
| | General provisions relating to offences under sections 66,67,68,69 and 70. |
| 72.
| | Printing &c. of election publications by persons. |
| 73.
| | Restriction on number of election offices. |
| 74.
| | Provisions relating to display of handbills, posters,&c. |
| 75.
| | Candidate not to visit residence for canvassing & c. |
| 76.
| | Certain persons not to canvass or act as an agent&c,. |
| 77.
| | Maintenance of secrecy it elections. |
| 78.
| | Personation. |
| 79.
| | Treating. |
| 80.
| | Undue influence. |
| 81.
| | Bribery. |
| 82.
| | Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice. |
| 83.
| | Special provision relating to punishment and incapacity for a corrupt practice by an unsuccessful candidate at an election. |
| 84.
| | Certain expenditure to be illegal practice. |
| 85.
| | False reports in newspapers. |
| 87.
| | Certain employment to be illegal. |
| 87.
| | Printing & c. of election publications. |
| 88.
| | Punishment on conviction for illegal practices. |
| 89.
| | Special provisions relating to punishment and incapacity for an illegal practice by an unsuccessful candidate at an election. |
| 90.
| | Additional penalty for certain offences, |
| 91.
| | Avoidance by conviction of candidate. |
| 92.
| | Avoidance of election on election petition. |
| 93.
| | Court of Appeal to try election petitions. |
| 94.
| | Place of trial of an election petition. |
| 95.
| | Who may present petition. |
| 96.
| | Relief which may be claimed. |
| 97.
| | Parties to a petition. |
| 98.
| | Contents of the petitioner. |
| 99.
| | Special provision mating to the procedure before an Election Judge. |
| 100.
| | Determination of Election Judge. |
| 101.
| | Report of Judges as to corrupt or illegal practice. |
| 102.
| | Appeal on question of law against determination under section 100 and any other decision or order of Election Judge, |
| 103.
| | Security by appellant for costs & c. of appeal. |
| 104.
| | Power of the Supreme Court in appeal. |
| 105.
| | Transmission to President of certificate and report |
| 106.
| | Effect of Certificate. |
| 107.
| | Effect of Report. |
| 108.
| | Time for presentation. |
| 109.
| | Prohibition of disclosure of vote. |
| 110.
| | Votes to be struck off at a scrutiny. |
| 111.
| | Procedure an practice on election petitions. |
| 112.
| | Rejection of ballot paper by Counting Officer to be final. |
| 113.
| | Report Exonerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt or illegal practices |
| 114.
| | Power of Court to except innocent act from being illegal. |
| 115.
| | Failure to comply with provisions of Act. |
| 116.
| | Death, withdrawal or disqualification of candidate not to invalidate date nomination paper of a party or group. |
| 117.
| | Use of schools as polling station |
| 118.
| | Secretary of a recognized political party or group leader may act as his own agent or assist his agent. |
| 119.
| | Non-attendance of the agents of recognised political party or independent group. |
| 120.
| | Prohibition of disclosure of vote. |
| 121.
| | Inaccurate description of places and persons. |
| 122.
| | Publication of notices, &c. |
| 123.
| | Duty of employers to grant leave to enable employees to vote. |
| 124.
| | Requisition of premises for use as polling stations. |
| 125.
| | Compensation for requisitioning premises. |
| 126.
| | Powers at Commissioner. |
| 127.
| | Removal of difficulties. |
| 128.
| | National identity card. |
| 128A.
| | Special provision applicable to first elections under this Act. |
| 129.
| | Interpretation. |