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PART
VIII: MISCELLANEOUS AND REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL
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33.
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in any law relating
to stamp duty, no stamp duty shall be
charged upon any affidavit,
declaration or oath made for the
purposes of this Act.
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Exemption
from stamp duty
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34.
Whenever a person has become subject
to any incapacity under this Act by
reason of a conviction or by reason of
any declaration or report of any
court, and any witness who gave
evidence against such person upon the
proceeding for such conviction,
declaration or report is convicted of
perjury in respect of that evidence,
such person may apply to the High
Court which, if satisfied that the
conviction, declaration or report, so
far as it concerns that person, was
based upon perjured evidence, may
order that his incapacity shall from
that time cease, and the same shall
cease accordingly.
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When
incapacity may be removed
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35. No
person who has voted at an election
shall in any proceedings, whether
brought under this Act or otherwise,
be required, to state for whom he has
voted.
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No
person required to state how he voted
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36. Upon
any charge of a corrupt practice or an illegal
practice, or any other offence against this Act,
alleged to have been committed at or in
connection with an election, the certificate of
a returning officer that the election mentioned
therein was being or had been held shall be
sufficient evidence of the act that such
election was being or had been held.
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Evidence
as to holding of election
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37.
No misnomer or any inaccurate
description of any person or place in
any register, list, nomination paper,
notice or other document required for
the purposes of this act shall affect
the full operation of the document
with respect to that person or place
in any case where the description of
the person or place is such as to be
commonly understood. .
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Validation
of certain documents
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38.
The Electoral Act, 1973, is hereby
repealed:
Provided that, notwithstanding the
repeal of the Electoral Act, 1973, any
statutory instrument made thereunder
by an Electoral Commission established
under the Constitution of Zambia 1973,
which is in force immediately before
the commencement of this Act shall, so
far as it is not inconsistent with the
Constitution and this Act, continue in
force after the commencement of this
Act as if it had been made by a
Commission under this act;
and any such statutory instrument
shall be construed with such
modifications, adaptations,
qualifications and exceptions as may
be necessary to bring them into
conformity with the Constitution and
this Act, and such statutory
instrument or rules of practice may be
amended or revoked by the Commission
in exercise of powers conferred under
this Act.
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39.
Has
had its effect
40. Has had its effect
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