ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) (d) in the case of a general election for the purpose of electing councillors, the period between the calling of the election and the declaration of the result of the poll in terms of section 130(1) for the last council area or ward of the local authority concerned (e) in the case of an election for the purpose of filling a casual vacancy or special vacancy in the governing body of a local authority, the period between the publication of a notice referred to in section 124 and the declaration of the result of the poll in terms of section 130(1) for the council area or ward of the local authority concerned; “Electoral Court” means the Electoral Court established by section one hundred and sixty-one; “electoral malpractice” means an intimidatory practice, corrupt practice, illegal practice or other offence in terms of Part XX; “electoral officer” means the Chief Elections Officer, an officer employed by the Commission, a nomination officer, a constituency elections officer, presiding officer or polling officer, or any official referred to in subsection (1) of section eighteen or nineteen; “fixed date” means the date fixed in terms of subsection (2) of section one as the date of commencement of this Act; 3 "general election" means a general election of members of Parliament, other than Chiefs; “illegal practice” means any offence that is stated in Part XX to be an illegal practice; “intimidatory practice” means any offence under Part XVIIIA; “list of votes marked by the presiding officer” means a list referred to in subsection (2) of sections fifty-nine and section sixty; “local authority area” means an area the limits of which have been fixed in terms of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13] or the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15] or any other laws substituted for the same; “Minister” means the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs or any other Minister to whom the President may, from time to time, assign the administration of this Act; “money” includes any pecuniary reward; “nomination day”, in relation to— (a) the election of a member of Parliament, other than a Chief, means any day fixed in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section thirty-eight; (b) an election to the office of President, means the day fixed in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section one hundred and three; “nomination officer” means any person appointed by the Commission to receive nominations for candidates for elections to the office of the President or to Parliament or to a council; 3 1st February 2005. - 13 -