Section 8A
Consideration of application
of Presidential Elections Act 1991
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Section 8A
Amended by6/20176/2017
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), the Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility in the prescribed form to an applicant if the Committee is satisfied that —
(a)
the applicant is a person of integrity, good character and reputation for the purposes of Article 19(2)(e) of the Constitution; and
(b)
the applicant has met the service requirements in Article 19(2)(g) of the Constitution.
Amended by6/2017
(2)
The Presidential Elections Committee —
(a)
may, subject to paragraph (b), reject an application if it is not made according to this Act; and
(b)
must reject an application if the applicant did not submit a community declaration in accordance with Division 3.
Amended by6/2017