159. To be valid, a nomination, together with the nomination fees, shall 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, shall be in the possession of the person designated in the conditions for participation not later than the date prescribed for that purpose.
The dates and hours of receipt of a nomination or a sustainment of nomination made by mail, courier service or telecopier are the following:(1) the date and hour of the post-mark for mail;
(2) the date and hour of receipt by the messenger, in the case of courier service;
(3) the date and hour of receipt by the person designated to receive it, in the case of a telecopier.
The date and hour of receipt of a payment made by mail are those of the post-mark. The date and hour of receipt of a payment made by messenger are those of receipt by the messenger.
Where the closing date for nominations or payment of sustaining fees is a Saturday, 26 December, 2 January or a holiday, it shall be postponed to the following working day.
Where the closing time for nominations is not prescribed, it shall be set at midnight.
Decision 90-09-19, s. 159; Decision 96-05-27, s. 26; Decision 2000-11-08, s. 30; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).