Lawgist22Assistant returning officers
(1) The Election Commission may appoint one or more persons to assist any returning officer in the performance of his functions:
Provided that every such person shall be 1[an officer of Government or of a local authority.]
(2) Every assistant returning officer shall, subject to the control of the returning officer, be competent to perform all or any of the functions of the returning officer:
Provided that no assistant returning officer shall perform any of the functions of the returning officer which relate 2*** to the scrutiny of nominations 3*** unless the returning officer is unavoidably prevented from performing the said function.
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1. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 23, for "an officer of Government" (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).
2. Certain words omitted by Act 27 of 1956, s. 10 (w.e.f. 28-8-1956).
3. The words "or to the counting of votes" omitted by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 28-8-1956).
- 19 Definition
- 19A Delegation of functions of Election Commission
- 20 General duties of chief electoral officers
- 20A General duties of district election officer
- 20B Observers
- 21 Returning officers
- 22 Assistant returning officers
- 23 Returning officer to include assistant returning officers performing the functions of the returning officer
- 24 General duty of the returning officer
- 25 Provision of polling stations for constituencies
- 26 Appointment of presiding officers for polling stations
- 27 General duty of the presiding officer
- 28 Duties of a polling officer
- 28A Returning officer, presiding officer, etc., deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission
- 29 Special provisions in the case of certain elections
