Presidential Elections Act, 1993

PART II

Nomination of Candidates

General provisions relating to nomination of candidates.

14.—(1) A candidate at a presidential election shall be nominated in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

(2) A nomination shall be effected by means of a nomination paper or nomination papers in such one of the prescribed forms as may be appropriate.

(3) A nomination paper (other than a nomination paper referred to in section 17 (1)) shall include a declaration that the person proposed to be nominated thereby to be a candidate is eligible for election to the office of President and has consented to the proposed nomination.

(4) A nomination paper purporting to nominate a person to be a candidate at an election shall be delivered by the person or one or more of the persons making the nomination to the presidential returning officer not earlier than 10 a.m. on the second day (excluding any excluded day) next following the date of the presidential election order and not later than 12 noon on the last day for receiving nominations.

(5) A nomination paper purporting to nominate to be a candidate at a presidential election a person who has been re-elected once to the office of President shall be invalid.