2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Act” means the Presidential Elections Act (Cap. 240A);
“application for withdrawal” means an application made to a Judge under rule 22 for leave to withdraw an application under section 71, and “applicant for withdrawal” shall be construed accordingly;
“application under section 71” means an application made to a Judge under section 71 of the Act for the election of a candidate as a President to be declared to be void on any of the grounds specified in that section;
“defendant” means the person in respect of whose election an application under section 71 has been made;
[S 279/2017 wef 01/06/2017]
“election” means an election for the purposes of electing the President;
“Election Court” means the Judge presiding at the hearing of an application under section 71;
“Judge” means the Election Judge as defined in section 2 of the Act;
“plaintiff” means a person making an application under section 71, and includes the Presidential Elections Committee making such an application;
[S 279/2017 wef 01/06/2017]
“Returning Officer” means the Returning Officer appointed under section 3 of the Act.