105. To be valid, a nomination, together with the nomination fees, must be filed with the person designated in the conditions for participation before the closing date for nominations.
To sustain the validity of a nomination, the sustaining fees, where applicable, must be in the possession of the person designated in the conditions for participation not later than the date prescribed for that purpose.
Where the nomination, sustainment of nomination or payment is made by mail or by telegram, the designated person is presumed to have it in his or her possession on the date and at the hour of the post-mark for mail and on the date and at the hour of receipt by the telegraph operator sender in the case of a telegram.
Where the closing date for nominations or payment of sustaining fees is a Saturday, 26 December, 2 January or a holiday, it is postponed to the following working day.
Where the closing time for nominations is not prescribed, it is set at midnight.
Decision 96-07-24, s. 105; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).