Representation of the People Act
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
Later amending instruments held: Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 2025 (Act No. 2 of 2025).
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Sections
- 1 Short title
- 2 Interpretation
- 2A Local government elections
- 2B Rodrigues Regional Assembly election
- 3 Electoral Commissioner and his deputy
- PART II: REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS
- 4 Compilation of registers
- 4A Residence qualification
- 5 Registration officers
- 6 Registration office
- 6A Registration areas
- 7 Registers for constituencies
- 8 Registers for local government areas
- 8A Form of register
- 9 Preparation of electors’ list
- 9A Form of electors’ list
- 10 Claims
- 11 Publication of list of claimants
- 12 Objections
- 13 Deposit by objector
- 14 Notice of objections
- 15 Publication of objections to lists
- 16 Publication of objections to claims
- 17 Consideration of objections
- 18 Consideration of claims
- 19 Supplemental powers
- 20 Correction of lists
- 21 Objections to corrections
- 22 Additional officers
- 23 List of deaths
- 24 Compilation of lists into register
- 25 Publication of registers
- 26 Where fresh registers not prepared
- 27 Publication of documents
- 28 Supply of forms
- 29 Supply of copies
- 30 Mode of sending notices
- 31 Duty to give information
- 32 Duty of public officers and local bodies
- 33 Hearing of claims and objections
- 34 Power to require evidence on oath
- 35 Misnomer or inaccurate description
- 36 Appeals
- 36A Omissions in register
- 37 Rules of Court
- 38 Expenses of registration
- 39 Variation of dates
- PART IIA: SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTER OF ELECTORS
- 39A Interpretation of Part IIA
- 39A Interpretation of Part IIA
- 39B Application of Part IIA
- 39B Application of Part IIA
- 39C Compilation of supplementary registers
- 39C Compilation of supplementary registers
- 39D
- 39D
- 39E Supplementary list of claimants
- 39E Supplementary list of claimants
- 39F Objections to supplementary list of claimants
- 39F Objections to supplementary list of claimants
- 39G Notice of objections to supplementary list of claimants
- 39G Notice of objections to supplementary list of claimants
- 39H Correction to supplementary list of claimants
- 39H Correction to supplementary list of claimants
- 39J Compilation of supplementary list of claimants into supplementary
- 39J Compilation of supplementary list of claimants into
- 39K Publication of supplementary registers
- 39K Publication of supplementary registers
- 39L Form of supplementary register
- 39L Form of supplementary register
- PART III: ELECTIONS
- 40 Vacancies in Assembly
- 41 Writs for election of new Parliament
- 42 Writ where election declared invalid
- 43 Multiple candidature unlawful
- 44 Regulations for conduct of elections
- 45 Election petition and security for costs
- 46 Trial of election petition
- 47 Rules of Court
- 48 Non-compliance with Act
- 48A Appeal
- PART IV: ELECTION EXPENSES
- 49 Election agents and sub-agents
- 50 Contracts and payment of expenses
- 51 Authorised amount of election expenditure
- 52
- 53 Expenditure incurred by candidate
- 54 Expenditure by authorised person
- 55 Consequences of unauthorised expenditure
- 56 Return by election agent
- 57 Claim and payment for election expenses
- PART V: ELECTION OFFENCES
- 58 Illegal payment
- 59 Corrupt withdrawal of candidature
- 61 Illegal hiring
- 63 Penalty for illegal payment or hiring
- 64 Bribery and treating
- 65 Undue influence
- 66 Penalty for offences against sections 64 and 65
- 67 Personation
- 68 Penalty for personation
- 69 Disqualification on conviction
- 70 Illegal practice
- 71 Offences in respect of ballot boxes
- 72 Duty of secrecy
- 72A Preservation of order
- 73 Offences by election officers
- 74 Consequences of illegal practice
- 74A Powers of Court
- 74B Granting of relief by Supreme Court
- PART VI: GENERAL
- 75 Conclusiveness of register of electors
- 76 Returning officer presiding at polling station
- 77 International Election Observers
- 78
- 79
- 80 Expenses of returning officer
- 81 Payment of expenses by local bodies
- 82 Allowances to members of Commission
- 83 Exemption from stamp and registration duties
- 84 Removal of difficulties
- 85 Regulations
- SCHEDULE
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- 3 You should also add on the return the names and particulars of all adults entitled
- 4 When completing the return do not think only of those living in your house
- 5 I wish to draw your attention to section 9 (2) of the Act, whereby a person who