Clause 25

by deleting the words “, which bills and receipts” in subsection (1)(a) and substituting the words ”and any written authority under section 68(4), which bills, receipts and written authority”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) In every case where section 62(6) applies, within 31 days after the date of publication of the result of an election in a group representation constituency in the Gazette, the principal election agent for the group of candidates that stood for the election shall transmit to the Returning Officer a true return (referred to in this Act as the consolidated return respecting election expenses), in Form 19A in the First Schedule, containing detailed statements as respects that group of candidates of —

all payments made by the sub-agent authorised under section 62(6) for the purpose of expenses incurred or to be incurred on account of or in respect of the management of the election for the group, together with all the bills and receipts referred to in section 66(1), and the dates of payment of all sums for which no receipt is attached;

the amount of those payments apportioned (by agreement between the election agents of the respective candidates) to each candidate;

the disputed claims so far as every sub-agent authorised under section 62(6) is aware; and

all unpaid claims, if any, of which every election agent authorised under section 62(6) is aware in respect of which application has been made or is about to be made to an Election Judge or a Judge of the High Court.”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) The consolidated return respecting election expenses shall be signed by the principal election agent and shall be accompanied by a statement made by the principal election agent and every sub-agent authorised under section 62(6), which shall be in Forms 19A and 20A, respectively, in the First Schedule.”;

by deleting the words “subsection (1) or (2)” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “subsection (1), (2) or (2A)”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(4A) If any principal election agent, or any election agent authorised as a sub-agent under section 62(6), fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (1A) or (2A), the principal election agent or election agent, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an illegal practice and the provisions of this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of section 61.”.