1. The Lieutenant Governors of St Eustatius and Saba shall ensure that the chairperson of the central electoral committee is informed by electronic means of the official reports referred to in section N 12, subsection 1 and a statement of the numbers of votes determined by them, immediately after the determination is made. The Lieutenant Governors shall make certified copies of these documents and keep them until the central electoral committee has announced the result of the election and a decision has been taken on the admission of those elected.

2. They shall also ensure that the documents referred to in subsection 1 are delivered to the principal electoral committee by post as quickly as possible.