Clause 6

Section 49 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) Subject to subsection (2), counting agents for any candidate nominated for an electoral division other than a group representation constituency may be appointed either by the candidate or his election agent only, and counting agents for any group of candidates nominated for a group representation constituency may be appointed either by the election agent of any candidate in the group or the principal election agent for that group only.(2) Not more than one counting agent may be appointed for a candidate or group of candidates to attend the counting of votes at each counting place specified in the direction made under section 48A(1).”.