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Parliament Elections Act (No. 1 of 1981) - Sect 107

Effect of report

107.
(1)
(a) The President shall, upon receipt of the report of the Election Judge or of the Supreme Court transmitted to him under section 105, forthwith cause a copy of the report to be published in the Gazette.
(b)
(i) Where the report referred to in paragraph (a) is to the effect that a corrupt or illegal practice has been committed by any person, that person shall be subject to the same incapacities as if at the date of the said report he had been convicted of that practice and the returning officer shall expunge the name of such person from any nomination paper in respect of the election which was the subject-matter of the election petition.
(ii) Where the report referred to in paragraph (a) is to the effect that such corrupt or illegal practice was committed with the knowledge and consent of a person who was a candidate at an election or by his agent, that person shall be subject to the same incapacities as aforesaid.
(2) It shall be the duty of every registering officer forthwith to peruse every such report which is published in the Gazette under subsection (1), and forthwith to delete from the register of electors the name of every person appearing from the report to be incapable of voting at an election.


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