Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Act 2017 · As enacted
3. Amendment of section 13 of the principal enactment
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Section 13 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—
in subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution for the words “one nomination paper setting out the names, of such number of candidates as is equivalent to the number of members to be elected from that administrative district, increased by three. Such nomination paper shall be substantially in form A set out in the First Schedule to this Act,” of the words “two nomination papers setting out the names of the candidates contesting electorates, and the names of the candidates on the district list and the electorate list. Such nomination papers shall be substantially in the form prescribed by law:
provided that, in submitting such lists, each political party or independent group shall ensure
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that not less than one-sixth of the total number of candidates to be nominated on the electorate list, and not less than fifty per centum of the total number of candidates in the district list, shall be women candidates:
Provided further that, in the event that the number corresponding to one-sixth of fifty per centum as the case may be shall be an integer and fraction, the integer shall be deemed to be the applicable number:
Provided further that, the Commissioner of
Elections shall, by notice published in the Gazette, simultaneously with the call for nominations, specify the number of women candidates to be nominated on each nomination list, in respect of each administrative district.”;
in subsection (3) thereof, by the substitution for the words, “whose name appears first in the nomination paper” of the words, “who is the independent group leader”;
in subsection (4) thereof, by the substitution for the words, “first in such nomination paper” of the words, “first in the nomination paper setting out the names of the candidates on the district list”;
in subsection (5) thereof, by the substitution for the words, “such nomination paper” of the words,
“the district list”;
in subsection (7) thereof, by the substitution for the words, “form A set out in the First Schedule to this Act.” of the words, “the form prescribed by law.”.
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