(1) Section 14(1)
is amended as follows:
(a) by
inserting after “writ for” —
“ a general election or ”;
(b) by
deleting “such writ, so far as it is not executed, may be executed and
returned” and inserting instead —
“
so far as the Returning Officer’s functions under
this Act in relation to the writ and the election have yet to be completed,
those functions may be performed
”.
(2) Section 14(2)
is repealed.