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Cost of elections. 
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27.—(1) The costs and expenses of an election (including the costs and expenses of the taking of a preliminary poll), other than expenses incurred by candidates on their own behalf, shall be borne by the designated body to which the election relates. 
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(2) The Minister may make regulations providing for all or any of the following matters: 
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(a) the way and period in or during which a returning officer shall present his accounts, 
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(b) the way and period in or during which persons having claims by virtue of this section shall present their claims, 
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(c) the adjudication of disputes. 
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