Clause 7

by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) If a candidate who has made the required deposit is not elected and —

the number of votes polled by him does not exceed one-eighth of the total number of votes polled in the electoral division for which he contested; or

where he is a candidate for a group representation constituency, the number of votes polled in that constituency by the group to which he belongs does not exceed one-eighth of the total number of votes polled in that constituency,the amount deposited shall be forfeited and paid into the Consolidated Fund; but in any other case that amount shall be returned to the candidate, where the candidate is elected, as soon as he has taken the oath or made affirmation as a Member, and, where the candidate is not elected, as soon as practicable after the result of the election is declared.”; and

by inserting, immediately after the word “candidate” in the sixth line of subsection (5), the words “or the group to which he belongs”.