ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) Provided that, if at that time a candidate or his or her chief election agent is present in the court and ready to submit a nomination paper in respect of the candidate, the nomination officer shall give him or her an opportunity to do so. (8) The nomination officer shall examine every nomination paper lodged with him or her which has not been previously examined by him or her in order to ascertain whether it is in order and shall give any candidate or his or her election agent an opportunity to rectify any defect not previously rectified and may adjourn the sitting of the court for that purpose from time to time: Provided that the sitting shall not be adjourned to any other day that is not a nomination day. (9) If, on examining a nomination paper which specifies that the candidate concerned is to stand for or be sponsored by a political party, the nomination officer is doubtful that such fact is true, the nomination officer may require the candidate or his or her chief election agent to produce proof as to such fact, and may adjourn the sitting of the court for that purpose from time to time: Provided that the court shall not be adjourned to any other day that is not a nomination day. (10) Subject to subsections (8) and (9), the nomination officer in open court shall reject any nomination paper lodged with him or her at any time— (a) if he or she considers that any symbol or abbreviation specified therein in terms of paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (1)— (i) is indecent or obscene; or (ii) is too complex or elaborate to be reproduced on a ballot paper; or (iii) so closely resembles— A. the symbol of any other candidate contesting the election in the constituency concerned; or B. the recognised symbol or abbreviation of any political party, other than the political party, if any, for which the candidate concerned is standing or which is sponsoring him or her; as to be likely to cause confusion; or (b) if any symbol specified therein in terms of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) is a prohibited symbol; or (c) if the nomination paper states that the candidate concerned is to stand for or be sponsored by a political party and the nomination officer has reason to believe that that fact is not true; or (d) if in his or her opinion the nomination paper is for any other reason not in order; and subsection (19) shall apply. (11) Without derogation from section one hundred and eighty-nine, the nomination officer shall not reject any nomination paper— - 38 -