Section 10: Power to punish for contempt
The Elections Act, 2017 · Federal Acts · II · in_force
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10. Power to punish for contempt.— The Commission may exercise the same power as the High Court to punish any person for contempt of court and the Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2003 (V of 2003), or any other law pertaining to contempt of court shall have effect accordingly as if reference therein to a “court” and to a “judge” were a reference, respectively, to the “Commission” and the “Commissioner” or, as the case may be, a member of the Commission.
Effective date: 2017-10-02
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Section 9: Power of the Commission to declare a poll voidSection 11: Expenditure charged upon Federal Consolidated FundSection 8: Power of Commission to ensure fair electionSection 12: Measures for training and public awarenessSection 7: Power to requisition propertySection 13: Establishment of results management system
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