450. The judge having jurisdiction to decide an application under sections 444 to 448 is, in the case of a candidate other than a party leader, a judge of the Provincial Court and, in the case of a party leader, the chief judge of that court.
No application under the first paragraph may be heard without a notice of at least three clear days to the chief electoral officer and to each of the other candidates for election in the electoral division or, in the case of a party leader, to each of the other leaders of authorized parties.