167Effect of decision

167  Effect of decision

  Effect must be given to any decision of the *Court as follows:

 (a) if any person returned is declared not to have been duly elected, the person must cease to be a *delegate to the Convention;

 (b) if any person not returned is declared to have been duly elected, the person may join the Convention as a delegate accordingly;

 (c) if an election is declared absolutely void a new election may be held;

 (d) if the position of a candidate is declared vacant and the Court has not made a declaration under paragraph 157(1)(f) in respect of the position, the Electoral Commissioner must cause a recount of the ballot‑papers in the election of the candidate to be held.

Note 1: The *Court has power to make these declarations under section 157.

Note 2: Section 170 provides for the procedure on a recount of votes. Section 117 provides for the declaration of the result of the recount.

Division 5—Other matters relating to the Court and declarations of the Court