Section 23 Returning officer to include assistant returning officers performing the functions of the returning officer - Representation of the People Act, 1951

Is Returning officer to include assistant returning officers performing the functions of the returning officer? Section 23 of Representation of the People Act, 1951

Section 23 : Returning officer to include assistant returning officers performing the functions of the returning officer

References in this Act to the returning officer shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include an assistant returning officer performing any function which he is authorised to perform under sub-section (2) of section 22.

The Representation of the People Act 1951

Section 21 Returning officers

Section 22 Assistant returning officers

Section 23 Returning officer to include assistant returning officers performing the functions of the returning officer

Section 24 General duty of the returning officer

Section 25 Provision of polling stations for constituencies

Section 26 Appointment of presiding officers for polling stations

Section 27 General duty of the presiding officer, Section 28 Duties of a polling officer

Section 28A Returning officer, presiding officer, etc., deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission

Section 29 Special provisions in the case of certain elections

PART IVA REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES

Section 29A Registration with the Election Commission of associations and bodies as political parties

Section 29B Political parties entitled to accept contribution

Section 29C Declaration of donation received by the political parties

PART V CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
CHAPTER I Nomination of Candidates

Section 30 Appointment of dates for nominations, etc