Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery

Mauritius

Mauritius

Answer
1 day for party registration and 5 days for candidate nomination
Source
Regulations 1968, 9(1) & (2)9. (1) Where any party alliance or any party (whether as part of an alliance or not) has applied to be registered and its name is the same as that under which any other party alliance or party, hereinafter referred to as the other party alliance or the other party respectively, has also applied to be registered or is so similar thereto as, in the opinion of the Commission, to be liable to cause confusion in the electorate, the Commission shall?(a) in the case of a party or a party alliance which, in the opinion of the Commission, has generally been well known to the electorate under that name-(i) register, under the name for which it has applied, such party alliance or party;(ii) register the other party alliance or the other party under a different name that is not open to objection under this paragraph, and shall give written notice, served by an usher of the Supreme Court, to all party alliances or parties concerned at their official addresses;(b) in any other case, register the party alliances or parties under different names that are not open to objection under this paragraph and shall give written notice, served by an usher of the Supreme Court, to all party alliances or parties concerned at their official addresses:Provided that where any such party is a party formed in Rodrigues, the provisions of this regulation shall not apply, and the Commission shall, in its absolute discretion, but subject to the following proviso, register such party under a name that is not open to objection under this regulation:Provided further that before registering such party as aforesaid, the Commission shall cause the party to be informed of the name under which it intends to register such party and the party may, not later than two days before nomination day, request the Commission either not to register it under the proposed name or to register it under such alternative name as would not be open to objection under this regulation, and the Commission shall, if satisfied that such alternative name is not so open to objection, register the party accordingly.Within twenty-four hours of the service of a notice under paragraph (1), any party alliance or party aggrieved by a decision of the Commission under paragraph (1)(a)(il) or (b) may appeal to the Supreme Court against such decision.Regulations 1968,12.9 (e) (e) (i) The decision of the returning officer that the nomination paper of a candidate presenting himself for election is invalid may be questioned by that candidate within five days of that decision by way of motion to the Supreme Court for an order directing the returning officer to insert his name on the list of candidates for the said election.http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/eco/file/naereg68.rtfRegulations 1968,12.9 (e)(e) (i) The decision of the returning officer that the nomination paper of a candidate presenting himself for election is invalid may be questioned by that candidate within five days of that decision by way of motion to the Supreme Court for an order directing the returning officer to insert his name on the list of candidates for the said election.http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/eco/file/naereg68.rtf
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