41. Replacement of sections 60 and 61 of the principal enactment

Section 60 and 61 of the principal enactment are hereby repealed and the following sections substituted therefor :—

60. Each authorized agent of a recognised political party or group leader of an independent group, as the case may be, shall be entitled to appoint two agents (hereinafter referred to as the “counting agents”) to attend the counting of votes at each polling station. The names, addresses and the National Identity Card numbers of the agents so appointed shall be given in writing to the counting officer before the commencement of the count. A candidate may remain in the polling station at the time of the counting of votes, only as a counting agent.

61. (1) The counting officer of each polling station shall make arrangements for the counting of votes in the presence of the

"Appointment of counting agents.

Time of count and declaration of result.

counting agents, as soon as possible after the close of the poll.

The counting officer shall on completing the counting of votes forward the result of such count to the chief counting officer appointed to the ward under subsection (3) of section 59A.

The time of commencement of the count and the time and place of declaration of the result of such count, shall be intimated in writing by the returning officer of the electoral area to all the candidates who are contesting in the particular ward.”.