Where report made before recount

(1) Where, at the time of the issue of an order under section 311 or 312, the returning officer for the electoral district in respect of which the order is made has
made a return of the writ under section 314, the Chief Electoral Officer shall, on being provided with a certified copy of the order, send back to the returning officer all election documents required for use at the recount.

Duties of returning officer on recount

(2) On receiving a judge’s certificate with respect to the result of a recount, the returning officer shall

(a) if the result of the recount is that a person other than the person named in the original return is to be returned, make a substitute return of the writ; or

(b) if the result of the recount is to confirm the return, send the papers back to the Chief Electoral Officer without delay and not make a substitute return of the writ.

Effect of substitute return

(3) A substitute return made under paragraph (2)(a) has the effect of cancelling the original return.