- Act 47 of 2012 - Royal Assent 6 December 2012 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Principal Act 4. Section 4 amended (Electoral matter) 5. Section 28 amended (Returning officer or election official to cease to hold office on becoming a candidate) 6. Part 6, Division 1: Heading amended 7. Section 158 amended (Election agent) 8. Section 159 amended (Who may incur expenditure) 9. Section 162 amended (Party not to incur election expenditure) 10. Section 181 amended (Offence to fail to vote) 11. Schedule 3 amended (Printing and collation of ballot papers) 12. Repeal of Act[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]