ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) (j) the supply to unpaid helpers of the candidate of a reasonable amount of fuel for the purpose of bringing voters to and returning them from the polling station: Provided that the total sum expended in terms of this paragraph shall not exceed such sum as may be prescribed. 94 Chief election agents (1) Before, on or after nomination day but not later than seven days before polling day or the first polling day, as the case may be, in the election concerned, a candidate may appoint one and only one person to be his or her chief election agent and shall forthwith notify in writing the full names and address of his or her chief election agent to the constituency elections officer, and the constituency elections officer shall forthwith give public notice of the full names and address of the chief election agent so appointed. (2) If a candidate revokes the appointment of his or her chief election agent or the chief election agent dies— (a) the candidate may appoint another chief election agent and shall forthwith notify in writing the full names and address of such chief election agent to the constituency elections officer: Provided that a candidate may not appoint a chief election agent in terms of this paragraph unless he or she notifies the constituency elections officer not later than three days before the polling day or earliest polling day, as the case may be, of such appointment; and (b) if the candidate appoints a chief election agent in terms of paragraph (a) he or she shall forthwith give public notice, by an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the constituency, of the full names and address of the chief election agent so appointed. (3) If a candidate— (a) fails to give the notification required in terms of subsection (1) or (2); or (b) on the revocation of the appointment or the death of his or her chief election agent does not appoint another chief election agent; the candidate shall be deemed to be his or her own chief election agent and thereupon shall, so far as circumstances permit, be subject to the provisions of this Act both as a candidate and as a chief election agent. 95 Election agents (1) Not later than three days before the polling day or first polling day, as the case may be, a chief election agent may appoint one or more persons, not exceeding such number as may be prescribed, to be his or her election agents and shall forthwith— (a) notify in writing the full names and address of every election agent so appointed to the constituency elections officer; and (b) … {Repealed]. (2) Anything done for the purposes of the election by or to an election agent shall be deemed to be done by or to the chief election agent, and any act or default of an election agent which, if he or she were the chief election agent, would be an electoral malpractice shall be an - 66 -