IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Interim National
Electoral Commission by paragraph
(b) of subsection (1) of section
10 of the Interim National
Electoral Commission Law, 1992 (P.N.D.C.L.
271) this Regulation is made this
26th day of October, 1992.
Regulation 1—L.I. 1537 Amended.
The Public Elections (Parliament)
Regulations, 1992 (L.I. 1537) are
hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution for
regulation 6 of the following:
"6. List of Nominated Candidates
and Withdrawal by Candidates.
(1) Nomination of all candidates
shall be submitted and concluded
by close of nomination day, and a
list of the nominated candidates
as at close of nomination day
shall be prepared and signed by
the returning officer of the
constituency.
(2) A person whose name appears on
the nomination list as standing
nominated may, within normal
working hours of the Commission,
on any day after the nomination
day and before the day of the
election, in writing withdraw his
candidature".
(b) by the substitution for
regulation 8 of the following:
"8. Unopposed Candidate.
Where at the expiration of the
time allowed for the delivery of
nomination papers and on the day
before the election only one
candidate is nominated, there
shall be no election and the
candidate shall be declared
elected."
JUSTICE J. OFORI-BOATENG
Chairman, Interim National
Electoral Commission
Date of Gazette Notification: 30th
October, 1992. |