Act Info:
Preamble1 - DISPUTED ELECTIONS (PRIME MINISTER AND SPEAKER) ACT. 1977
Chapter I Section1 - Short title and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Petitioners in respect of disputed elections
Section4 - Authority to try a petition
Chapter III Section5 - Presentation of petition
Section6 - Parties to the petition
Section7 - Contents of petition
Section8 - Relief that may be claimed by the petitioner
Section9 - Procedure on receiving petitions
Chapter IV Section10 - Trial of petitions
Section11 - Procedure before the Authority
Section12 - Secrecy of voting not to be infringed
Section13 - Answering of criminating questions and certificate of indemnity
Section14 - Expenses of witnesses
Section15 - Recrimination when seat claimed
Section16 - Decision of the Authority
Section17 - Other orders to be made by the Authority
Section18 - Grounds for declaring election to be void
Section19 - Grounds for which a candidate other than the returned candidate may be declared to have been elected
Section20 - Communication of orders of the Authority
Section21 - Costs
Section22 - Orders of Authority to be final
Section23 - Effect of orders of Authority
Chapter V Section24 - Withdrawal and abatement of petitions
Section25 - Payment of costs out of security deposits and return of such deposits
Section26 - Execution of orders as to costs
Section27 - Power to make rules
Section28 - Repeal and saving