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Presidential Elections (Special Provisions) Act 1981

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1Short title
2Application of luc provis sions of this Act
3Parliament to elect President in certain circumstan-ces,
4Occurrence of vacancy shall operate as a sum-moning of Parliament
5Secretary-General to inform Parliament of vacancy
6Nomination day
7Procedure on election day
8Manner of voting
9Rejection of baliot papers,
10The count
11Declaration where a candidate receives absolute majority
12Procedure where no candidate receives absolute majority
13Equality of votes,
14Vacancy occuring during dissolution
15First meeting to be nomination day
16Procedure for election, counting of votes, rejection of ballot papers, &c
17Publication in the Gazette,
18Disposal o ballot papers
19Avoidance of election ov election petition
20ana paciti es for
21Election Petitions
22Reliet that may be clarmed by the Petitioner
23Orders of the Supreme Court
24Transmission te Speaker (3) order. Effect of order,
25(1) Upon the transmission to the Speaker of the order of the Supreme Court as required by section 24—

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Presidential Elections (Special Provisions) Act 1981 · As enacted

24. Transmission te Speaker (3) order. Effect of order,

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The Supreme Court shall transmit to the Speaker the order made under section 23 (1).

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Presidential Elections (Special Provisions) Act 1981 · s 24

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