Section 42, The Rural Area (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1950, or

(1) Every election petition shall be tried by a Judge of Trial. ofth S C t · C t electiOn e upreme our m open our . petition. (2) At the conclusion of the trial, the Judge shall determine whether the member of the local authority whose return or election is complained of, or any other and what person was duly returned or elected, or whether the election was void, and shall certify such determination to the Minister and a copy of such certificate shall be sent by the Registrar of the Court to the Clerk of the local authority, and upon such certificate being given, such determination shall be final; and the return shall be confirmed or altered, or a new election shall be held, as the case may require, in accordance with such certificate. P.N. 97 of 1951. * Corrupt practice. Standing Orders. (3) The Minister shall declare, by notification in the Gazette, whether the candidate whose return or election is questioned or any or wktt other person, is duly returned or elected, or whether the election is void. (4) If the election is declared void, the Minister shall by Order appoint another date for the election of a member of the local authority concerned. (5) The House of Representatives Election Petition Rules shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to election petitions presented to the Supreme Court under section 41 of this Ordinance: Provided that the security for costs to be given by the petitioner shall be to such amount not exceeding seventy-five pounds as the Supreme Court on summons may direct and shall be given either by a deposit of money or by recognisance entered into by not more than four sureties or partly in one way and partly in the other.