Clause 2

by deleting the words “the sum of $1,500” in the sixth line of subsection (1) and substituting the words “a sum equal to 8% of the total allowances payable to a Member of Parliament in the preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest $500”; and

by deleting subsection (7) and substituting the following subsection:“(7) The Returning Officer shall, on giving notice under section 25 of the issue of a writ, specify in such notice the amount to be deposited under subsection (1).”.