4. Not later than 50 days before the election date, the Minister appoints a returning officer. If the returning officer is unable to act, the Minister appoints a new officer.
The returning officer appoints a deputy returning officer for each polling location. The president and executive director and the assistant executive director of the institution may not act as officer or deputy officer.
The officer and deputy officers may not run as candidates or countersign a nomination paper and are not entitled to vote in the election.
In this Regulation, “officer” means the returning officer and “deputy officer” means a deputy returning officer.