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Election Offences Act 1954 s 27F

Election Offences Act 1954 s 27F

s 27F Appointment of the representative of the political party

(1) For the purpose of paragraph 27 C(1)(d), a candidate or his election agent shall notify in writing the name of the political party’s representative appointed by him or his election agent to the returning officer on nomination day. (2) Subject to subsection (4), the person appointed as the political party’s representative shall remain as such representative throughout the campaign period until the expiration of the polling day. (3) The returning officer shall give a written notice to every political party’s representative that has been appointed informing him to present himself at such time and such place as are specified in the notice in order to carry out his duties as a member of the enforcement team. (4) If the person appointed to be a political party’s representative dies, becomes ill or for any other reason is incapable of carrying out his duties as a member of the enforcement team, the candidate or his election agent may appoint another person to replace the first-mentioned person as a political party’s representative and shall immediately notify the name of the replacement to the returning officer. (5) If a political party’s representative does not present himself at the time and place as are specified in the notice given by the returning officer under subsection (3), the enforcement team shall continue to perform its function without the presence of such representative and any decision made by the members of the enforcement team who are present shall be deemed to have been agreed to by the member who is not present.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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