Requirement to hold a hearing

National Assembly (Validity of Elections) Act,  Chapter 1:04 (1964-12-05) (as of 1998)

13. Trial ofpetition.

 (1) An election petition shall be tried by the Court in open court, without ajury, and notice of the time and place of trial shall be given in theprescribed manner not less than fourteen days before the day of trial.

(2) The Court may in itsdiscretion adjourn the trial from time to time, but the trial shall, so far asis practicable consistently with the interests of justice in respect of thetrial, be continued from day to day on every lawful day, not being a holidayobserved by the Court, until conclusion:

Provided that an electionpetition may be presented and heard and all other necessary proceedingsthereunder may be taken during any period appointed as a vacation to beobserved by the Court.

(3) The trial of anelection petition shall be proceeded with notwithstanding the prorogation ofParliament and notwithstanding the resignation of any person as a member of theNational Assembly.

(4) On the trial of thepetition, unless the Court otherwise directs,

any charge of a corrupt orillegal practice may be gone into and evidence in relation thereto received,before any proof has been given of agency on behalf of any candidate in respectof the corrupt or illegal practice.

GuyanaElections Commission,

http://www.gecom.org.gy/pdf_laws/NATIONAL%20ASSEMBLY%20_VALIDITY%20OF%20ELECTIONS_%20ACT.pdf as retrieved on 2013-12-13.