Possibility to appeal

NationalAssembly (Validity of Elections) Act, Chapter 1:04 (1964-12-05)

(asof 1998)

GuyanaElections Commission,

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

Constitution Of The Co-OperativeRepublic Of Guyana Act (1980-02-20) (As of 1998)

163.

(1) Subject to the provisions of thisarticle, the High Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine anyquestion ––

(a) regarding the qualification of anyperson to be elected as a member of the National Assembly;

(b) whether ––

(i) either generally or in anyparticular place, an election has been lawfully conducted or the result thereofhas been, or may have been, affected by any unlawful act or omission;

(ii) the seats in the Assembly havebeen lawfully allocated;

(iii) a seat in the Assembly has becomevacant; or

(iv) any member of the Assembly isrequired under the provisions of article 156 (2) to cease to exercise any ofhis functions as a member thereof;

(c) regarding the filling of a vacantseat in the Assembly; or

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(3)An appeal shall lie to the Courtof Appeal ––

(a)from the decision of a Judge of the High Court granting or refusing leave toinstitute proceedings for the determination of any question referred to inparagraph (1);

(b)from the determination by the High Court or any such question, or against anyorder of the High Court made in consequence of such determination.

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