Regulation 2

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —“Act” means the Presidential Elections Act (Cap. 240A);“application for withdrawal” means an application made to a Judge under rule 22 for permission to withdraw an application under section 71, and “applicant for withdrawal” shall be construed accordingly;“application under section 71” means an application made to a Judge under section 71 of the Act for the election of a candidate as a President to be declared to be void on any of the grounds specified in that section;“claimant” means a person making an application under section 71, and includes the Presidential Elections Committee making such an application;“defendant” means the person in respect of whose election an application under section 71 has been made;“election” means an election for the purposes of electing the President;“Election Court” means the Judge presiding at the hearing of an application under section 71;“Judge” means the Election Judge as defined in section 2 of the Act;[Deleted by S 190/2022 wef 01/04/2022]“Returning Officer” means the Returning Officer appointed under section 3 of the Act.