- (S.R. 1997, NO. 190) TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation PART 2 - Returning officer 4. Appointment of Returning Officer 5. Conduct of election by Returning Officer PART 3 - Nominations 6. Notification of election 7. Nomination forms 8. Nomination of candidates 9. Candidate statements 10. Withdrawal of nominations 11. Declaration of result if no ballot required 12. Procedure if insufficient nominations 13. Declaration after extended closing day if no ballot required PART 4 - Conducting a ballot 14. When is a ballot required? 15. Preparation of ballot papers 16. Distribution of voting papers 17. Casting a vote 18. Invalid votes PART 5 - Determining election result following ballot 19. Determining result 20. Notification of place for counting votes 21. Appointment of scrutineers 22. Conduct of count 23. Result if equality of votes PART 6 - Notification of result after ballot 24. Declaration of result of election 25. Publication of result of election[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]