§ SECTIONS TWENTY-SIX AND TWENTY-SEVEN OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1918, As MODIFIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT.
§ (1) A candidate at an election, or someone on his behalf, shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the returning officer, before the latest time for the withdrawal of candidates, the sum of ten pounds, and if he fails to do so, his nomination shall be void.
§ "(2) The deposit may be made by the deposit of any legal tender or, with the consent of the returning officer, in any other manner.
§ "(3) If, after the deposit is made, the nomination withdrawn or found to be invalid, the deposit shall be returned to the person by whom the deposit was made; and if the candidate dies after the deposit is made, and before the poll is commenced, the deposit, if made by him, shall be returned to his legal personal representative, or, if not made by him, shall be returned to the person by whom the deposit was made.
1143§ "(4) If a candidate who has made the required deposit is not elected, and the number of votes polled by him does not exceed one-tenth of the quota of votes, the amount deposited shall be forfeited to the local authority; but in any other case that amount shall be returned to the candidate as soon as practicable after the result of the election is declared.
§ "(5) For the purpose of the preceding paragraph the number of votes polled by a candidate shall be deemed to be the highest number of votes counted to him at any period during the counting of the votes."—(Viscount Peel.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.