Part III Legal Proceedings

General provisions as to prosecutions

180 Evidence by certificate of holding of elections.

On—

(a)

any prosecution for a corrupt or illegal practice or for any illegal payment, employment or hiring, and

(b)

any proceedings for a penalty under section 85 above or paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to this Act,

the certificate of the returning officer at an election—

(i)

that the election mentioned in the certificate was duly held, and

(ii)

that the person named in the certificate was a candidate at the election,

shall be sufficient evidence of the facts stated in it.