Section 36A
Postponement of nomination day, etc.
of Presidential Elections Act 1991
(1)
Despite any other provision of this Act, at any time before the nomination day for any election, the Prime Minister may postpone nomination day to another day, or change the place of nomination, because of —
riot or open violence;
the threat of riot or open violence;
storm, tempest, flood or an occurrence of a similar kind;
a health hazard;
a fire or the activation of fire safety equipment (such as sprinklers or alarms); or
any other reason related to the safety of assistants, clerks, candidates and other persons authorised under section 11 to be present at the place of nomination, or to difficulties in the physical conduct of nomination proceedings.
(2)
Any postponement of nomination day to another day, or any change in the place of nomination, under subsection (1) must be —
by notice in the Gazette describing the postponement of nomination day or the change in the place of nomination, as the case may be; or
if publication under paragraph (a) is not practicable, by notice published in such manner as will secure adequate publicity to the general public describing the postponement of nomination day or the change in the place of nomination, as the case may be,and any postponement or change so made is valid and sufficient and any date or place provided for in lieu of a date or place fixed by the writ is deemed to be the nomination day or place of nomination so fixed, as the case may be.