Section 16
Power to make regulations relating to the conduct of elections
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers the regulations may—
(a)
prescribe the manner in which notice of the holding of an election shall be given;
(b)
prescribe the procedure for the nomination of candidates and for the making of and decision on, objections to any nomination;
(bb) provide for the procedure in the granting of approval by the Election Commission of any symbol to be used in any election:
Provided that the Election Commission shall not approve any symbol connected with any religion or sect of it or which is otherwise incompatible with good order or morality;
(c)
provide for the publication of notice of the date on which in the case of a contested election a poll will be taken;
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(d)
prescribe the amount of any deposit, not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit in each case, to be made by or on behalf of candidates, and the circumstances in which the deposit may be forfeited;
(e)
prescribe the facilities to be provided at polling centres, and the persons who may be admitted to polling centres on the date at which a poll is taken, and provide for the appointment of a presiding officer or presiding officers and other officers or staff in respect of each polling centres;
(f)
prescribe the place and manner in which votes may be cast and the construction of and manner of ensuring that ballot boxes used in the elections are secure and for the issue of ballot papers to electors;
(g)
provide for the manner in which, and the persons by whom, any question as to the identity of any person claiming to vote shall be determined;
(h)
prescribe the form of any ballot papers and counterfoils to be used in elections;
(i)
prescribe the manner in which ballot boxes, unused or spoilt ballot papers, marked copies of the electoral roll, counterfoils of ballot papers, and other documents shall be dealt with upon the closing of the poll;
(j)
prescribe the procedure to be followed in the counting of votes and the circumstances in which votes may be rejected by a returning officer or a presiding officer appointed in accordance with regulations made under paragraph (e) as invalid;
(k)
provide for the making and publication of returns by the returning officer and of a statement of the poll in regard to any election;
(l)
prescribe any forms as may be necessary or desirable to be used in connection with the matters dealt with in this section or any regulations made under it;
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(m)
prescribe the conditions for the use of private motor vehicles at elections;
(n)
prescribe the facilities to the provided for voting by post and the persons entitled to vote by post;
(o)
provide that certain acts are to be deemed to be illegal practices for the purposes of the Election Offences Act 1954.
(3)
Without prejudice to section 2 of the *Statutory Declarations
Act 1960 [Act 13], where any regulation made under this section requires a person to make a statutory declaration in connection with or for the purpose of the nomination of that person as a candidate, it shall be lawful for—
(a)
the State Elections Director for the State in which the constituency for which the person seeks election is situated; or
(b)
the returning officer for the constituency for which the person seeks election, to take and receive the declaration, and a declaration taken and received by any such officer by virtue of this subsection shall be deemed to be a declaration made by virtue of the *Statutory
Declarations Act 1960.