ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ (a) no person has been duly nominated for election for the constituency, the nomination officer shall report the fact to the Chief Elections Officer and to the Clerk of Parliament; (b) only one person has been duly nominated for election for the constituency, the nomination officer shall forthwith declare such candidate to have been duly elected as a member of Parliament with effect from the polling day or last polling day, as the case may be, fixed in terms of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section thirty-eight and shall notify the Chief Elections Officer, whereupon the Chief Elections Officer shall cause to be published in the Gazette notice of the name of the candidate declared so elected and the day with effect from which he or she was declared so elected: Provided that if, by virtue of an appeal in terms of subsection (19), an additional candidate is to be regarded as duly nominated, the nomination officer shall revoke his or her declaration in terms of this paragraph and shall notify the Chief Elections Officer, whereupon the Chief Elections Officer shall cause to be published in the Gazette notice thereof and paragraph (c) shall apply; [subsection as amended by s. 35 of Act No. 17 of 2007] (c) more than one person has been duly nominated for election for a constituency, a poll shall take place in accordance with this Part and Part XIII. (18) Any voter registered on any voters roll may— (a) before the sitting of the nomination court, at the office of the nomination officer and during office hours, inspect any nomination paper lodged with the constituency elections officer; [Paragraph as amended by s. 35 of Act No. 17 of 2007] (b) after the close of the sitting and during such period as may be prescribed, inspect any nomination paper at such time and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. (19) If a nomination paper has been rejected in terms of subsection (10) or been regarded as void by virtue of subsection (16)— (a) the nomination officer shall forthwith notify the candidate or his or her chief election agent, giving reasons for his or her decision; and (b) the candidate shall have the right of appeal from such decision to a judge of the Electoral Court in chambers and such judge may confirm, vary or reverse the decision of the nomination officer and there shall be no appeal from the decision of that judge; and (c) if no appeal in terms of paragraph (b) is lodged within four days after the receipt of notice of the decision of the nomination officer, the right of appeal of the candidate shall lapse and the decision of the nomination officer shall be final; and (d) if an appeal in terms of paragraph (b) is lodged, the judge concerned may— (i) direct that any further proceedings under this section in relation to that election shall be suspended, if necessary, pending determination of the appeal; and (ii) specify a day or days on which any poll in terms of this Part and Part XIII shall be held; and if he or she does so, the Chief Elections Officer shall cause notice thereof to be published in the Gazette. [Subsection as amended by s. 35 of Act No. 17 of 2007] (20) Any person who— (a) as a candidate or otherwise, forges any signature purporting to be that of a nominator; or (b) as a candidate or otherwise, lodges a nomination paper knowing that any signature therein purporting to be that of a nominator is forged; or (c) being a candidate, permits the lodging of a nomination paper on his or her behalf knowing that any signature therein purporting to be that of a nominator is forged; 71