Presidential Elections Act, 1993
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Withdrawal of candidature. |
30.—(1) A person in respect of whom a nomination paper has been delivered to the presidential returning officer pursuant to section 14 may withdraw his candidature at any time before the completion of the ruling on nominations but not thereafter. | |
(2) The withdrawal of the candidature of a person under this section shall be effected by the delivery by the person or the person's authorised representative to the presidential returning officer before the completion of the ruling on nominations of notice in writing of such withdrawal signed by the person or the said representative. | ||
(3) Where a notice of withdrawal under this section is delivered to the presidential returning officer before the completion of the ruling on nominations, the officer shall thereupon give public notice of the withdrawal. | ||
(4) Where the candidature of a person is withdrawn in accordance with this section, then for the purposes of sections 15 and 16 the person shall be deemed not to have been nominated to be a candidate at the election concerned. |