Presidential Elections Act, 1993
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The presidential returning officer. |
9.—(1) Not later than the day on which a presidential election order is made, the Minister shall appoint a person to be the returning officer (in this Act referred to as “the presidential returning officer”) for the purposes of the presidential election concerned. | |
(2) Where the presidential returning officer is prevented by illness or other reasonable cause from performing all or any of his duties at the election, the Minister shall appoint a person to act as presidential returning officer for the performance of those duties during the period of the prevention and references in this Act to the presidential returning officer shall be construed accordingly. | ||
(3) It shall be the duty of the presidential returning officer to conduct the election for the purposes of which he is appointed, to ascertain and declare the result thereof in accordance with this Act, and to do such other things in respect of the election as he is required by this Act to do. | ||
(4) There shall be charged on and paid out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof to the presidential returning officer such sums as the Minister for Finance shall sanction for that officer's services and expenses in respect of the election for the purposes of which he is appointed. | ||
(5) For the purpose of payment for such services and expenses, an account of them shall be submitted by the presidential returning officer to the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Finance may issue directions as to the time when and the manner and form in which the account shall be so submitted to him. | ||
(6) On the request of the presidential returning officer for an advance on account of his services and expenses the Minister for Finance may, if he thinks fit and on such terms as he thinks fit, make such an advance. | ||
(7) The appointment of a presidential returning officer for the purposes of an election shall be deemed to extend to and include appointment for the purposes of any fresh election held pursuant to section 28 , 31 or 57 following such election. |