ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ (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 the nomination paper is not accompanied by two copies of the electoral code of conduct referred to in and endorsed in the manner required by subsection (1)(e); or [Paragraph substituted by s. 14 of Act No. 3 of 2012] (e) if in his or her opinion the nomination paper is for any other reason not in order; [Paragraph inserted by s. 14 of Act No. 3 of 2012] and subsection (19) shall apply. [Subsection as amended by s. 35 of Act No. 17 of 2007] (11) Without derogation from section one hundred and eighty-nine, the nomination officer shall not reject any nomination paper— (a) solely on account of any minor variation between the name of any person as it appears on the nomination paper and as it appears on the voters roll, if the nomination officer is reasonably satisfied that the variation is due to an error; or (b) on account of any other imperfection in the nomination paper if the nomination officer is satisfied that there has been substantial compliance with this section. [Subsection as amended by s. 35 of Act No. 17 of 2007] (12) The nomination officer shall in open court announce the name of every candidate who has been duly nominated. [Subsection as amended by s. 35 of Act No. 17 of 2007] (13) The sitting of the nomination court in terms of this section shall end immediately after the announcement in terms of subsection (12) and after the close of the sitting no candidate shall be entitled or permitted to lodge a nomination paper. (14) The question whether any, and if so what, advice has been given by the nomination officer in relation to a nomination paper shall not be inquired into by any court. (15) A candidate shall not be regarded as duly nominated for election as a constituency member if— (a) his or her nomination was not lodged in terms of this section with the constituency elections officer for the constituency in which the candidate seeks election; or (b) his or her nomination paper has not been signed and countersigned in accordance with subsection (1) or is otherwise not properly completed; or (c) the sum referred to in subsection (1) of section forty-seven was not lodged with his or her nomination paper; or [Paragraph as amended by s. 35 of Act No. 17 of 2007] (d) he or she is not qualified for election at that election; or (e) he or she has been duly nominated for election as a constituency member for another constituency for which the poll has not taken place. [Paragraph amended by s. 20 of Act No. 6 of 2014] [Subsection amended by s. 20 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (16) If, at the close of the sitting of the appropriate nomination court the same person has been nominated for— (a) more than one senatorial or National Assembly constituency; or (b) a senatorial and National Assembly constituency; his or her nomination for all the constituencies for which he or she has been nominated shall be void. [Subsection as substituted by s. 35 of Act No. 17 of 2007 and amended by Second Schedule to Act No. 3 of 2016] (17) If, at the close of the sitting of the nomination court— 70