Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill

This Act may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Act, 1971.

Subsection (1) of section10 of the Parliamentary Elections Act (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the principal Act”) is hereby amended —

Section 13 of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after subsection (3) thereof the following new subsection: —“(4) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, the Registration Officer may, before certifying any register of electors, transfer the name of any person who is no longer resident at the address shown in such register to the appropriate register, provided that such person has notified the Commissioner appointed under the National Registration Act (Cap. 45) in writing of his change of residence on or before the last day for the inspection of the register of electors specified in the notice given by the Registration Officer under subsection (4) of section 10 of this Act.”.

Subsection (1) of section 15 of the principal Act is hereby amended by deleting the figures “1967” appearing in the second line thereof and substituting therefor the figures “1971”.

The First Schedule to the principal Act is hereby amended by deleting Forms 9 and 10 appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —“FORM 9THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT (CHAPTER 50)Section 27 (2)NOMINATION PAPERWe, the undersigned, electors for the electoral division of .............................................................................. do hereby nominate the following person as a proper person to serve as Member of Parliament for the said electoral division of ........................................................................ and we certify that to the best of our belief he is qualified for election as a Member of Parliament. Name of Nominee .................................................................... (Surname or Principal Name and other names in full)Residential Address of Nominee ........................................................................ Address of Nominee in the Register of Electors ......................................................... Occupation of Nominee ............................................................Number on Register of Electors, and Distinguishing Letter or Letters of Polling District NameProposer ....................................................... Seconder ....................................................We, the undersigned, electors of the electoral division of .................................................. hereby assent to the foregoing nomination.1. ................................................................ 2. ................................................................ 3. ................................................................ 4. ................................................................ 5. ................................................................ 6. ................................................................ 7. ................................................................ 8. ................................................................Signature.................................................... .................................................... .............................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................ ................................................................ ................................................................I, ............................................................................, nominated in the foregoing nomination paper hereby consent to such nomination as candidate for election as a Member of Parliament for the electoral division of ........................................................ and name as my address for serving of process and papers under the Parliamentary Elections Act: —Address ...........................................................................................Witness my hand this ........................... day of ........................, 19 ......Signed by the said nominee ............................................................... in the presence of: — .................................... Signature of Witness .................................... Signature of CandidateFORM 10THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT (CHAPTER 50)Section 27 (3)STATUTORY DECLARATION OF A PERSON NOMINATED AS A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION AS A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENTQualification of ................................................................................. (Full name) whose name appears at ........................................................................... (Address in the register of electors) in the electoral division of ........................................................................ nominated as a candidate for election as a Member of Parliament for the electoral division of .............................................................................................I, .................................................................................................... (Full name) of ......................................................................................................... (Present residential address) in the electoral division of ........................................................................ do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am duly qualified to be elected a Member of Parliament for this electoral division; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1835..................................... Signature of CandidateMade and subscribed this ..................... day of ...................................., 19 ......, before me ....................................... at ........................................................................... Justice of the Peace Commissioner for Oaths”.