44. Section 37 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:-
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| | (1) If at the expiry of the nomination period appointed for an electoral area and after the rejection of any nomination paper, candidates of more than one recognized political party or of an independent group stand duly nominated for election, the returning officer of that electoral area shall forthwith allot-
| | | (a) to each recognized political party for the purpose of that election, the approved symbol of that party; and |
| (b) in respect of each independent group any approved symbol and where there is more than one independent group an approved symbol and a distinguishing number determined-
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| | (2) The approved symbol of any recognized political party for the purpose of local elections shall not, whether or not such party is contesting any election, be allotted under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section to any independent group. | | |
| | (3) After the allocation of symbols under subsection (1), the returning officer shall forthwith-
| | | (a) adjourn such election to enable a poll to be taken in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set out; |
| (b) report to the elections officer of the district in which the electoral area is situated that the election is contested; and |
| (c) send to such elections officer copies of the nomination papers of the recognized political parties and independent groups and a statement of the symbols allotted to each party or group and where there is more than one independent group the distinguishing numbers allotted to each group.'. |
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