13. Section 37 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :-
| (1) in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution, for all the words from " allot to " to the end of that subsection, of the following:- |
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| (2) by the Insertion, immediately after subsection (1) of that section, of the following new subsections :-
| | " (1A) The approved symbol of any recognized party for the purpose of local elections shall not, whether or not any candidate of that party is contesting any election, be allotted under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section to any other candidate. | | |
| | (1B) Where a candidate is nominated by means of two nomination papers, he shall, forthwith after the approved symbol is allotted to him under subsection (1), select one of those nomination papers and notify the returning officer in writing that the name of the proposer and the name of the seconder appearing in the selected nomination paper should be specified as the name of his proposer and the name of his seconder in the notice relating to the election to be published under section 38, and, if such candidate does not so select and so notify, the returning officer shall select one of such nomination papers for the purpose of determining the name of the proposer and the name of the seconder of such candidate to be specified in such notice. | | |
| | (1C) Where a candidate is nominated, he may, forthwith after the approved symbol is allotted to him under subsection (1), in writing under his hand indicate which of his names mentioned in the nomination paper he desires should be omitted and which should be specified by initial only ; and for the purposes of the election, the names which the candidate desires to omit may be omitted and an initial may be used in place of those names which he desires should be specified by initial." ; and | | |
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| (3) in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution in paragraph (c) of that subsection, for all the words from " nominated and a statement" to the end of that paragraph, of the following: - |
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