Provincial elections authorities

(1) For every province a provincial elections authority has to be appointed, which are to be based in the office of the provincial government.

(2) These consist of the provincial governor or a permanent replacement appointed by them in the capacity of a chairperson and provincial returning officer and nine assistants.

(3) In case the provincial governor should be temporarily prevented from carrying out his or her duties, he or she has to appoint several deputies and determine the order in which they are to represent him or her.