Presidential Elections Act 1991 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Elections
14. Persons entitled to be present during nomination proceedings
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Subject to subsection (2), the following persons, and no others, are entitled to be present at the proceedings specified in sections 11, 11A, 12 and 13:
the candidates;
each candidate’s proposer, seconder and assentors;
one other person (if any) appointed in writing by each candidate;
the Returning Officer and any other person authorised by the Returning Officer to assist him or her at such proceedings; and
any other person with the written permission of the Returning Officer to be present at those proceedings.
A person seeking to be a candidate for election to the office of President may be refused entry to the place of nomination unless —
candidate
“candidate” means a person who is nominated as a candidate for election to the office of President;
the person is issued a political donation certificate; and
the person is accompanied by 6 other persons as his or her proposer, seconder and assentors.
Subsection (2) only applies to the initial entry of a person seeking to be a candidate for an election to the place of nomination for that election.
election
“election” means an election for the purpose of electing the President;