(1) Subject to subsection (2), a candidate may withdraw his nomination by lodging with the Returning Officer notice in writing of withdrawal of his nomination at any time before the hour of nomination, and thereupon the nomination shall be cancelled and the deposit lodged with the nomination shall be forfeited to the Crown.

(2) Where 2 or more candidates for an election in a region are included in a group, a candidate included in the group shall not, under subsection (1), withdraw his nomination except with the consent of the other or others.

[Section 82 inserted by No. 33 of 1967 s.10; amended by No. 40 of 1987 s.44.]