| (1) | A party contesting an election may appoint a number of agents for the election equal to— |
| (a) | two agents per voting station or, if voting at the voting station takes place in more than one room or separately enclosed area, two agents in respect of each area or room; and |
[Section 39(1)(a) substituted by section 6(a) of Act No. 14 of 2010]
| (b) | four agents per venue where the counting procedure is performed at a venue other than the voting station. |
| (2) | An independent ward candidate may appoint a number of agents for the election equal to— |
| (a) | one agent per voting station in the ward or, if voting at the voting station takes place in more than one room or separately enclosed area, one agent in respect of each area or room; and |
[Section 39(2)(a) substituted by section 6(b) of Act No. 14 of 2010]
| (b) | two agents per venue where the counting procedure is performed at a venue other than the voting station. |
| (a) | must be a South African citizen; and |
| (b) | may not be a party or ward candidate in the election. |
| (4) | A party or independent ward candidate— |
| (a) | appoints a person as an agent by— |
| (i) | revokes the appointment of issuing to that person the prescribed written proof of appointment; and |
| (ii) | giving notice of the appointment to the presiding officer or counting officer in the prescribed manner; and |
| (i) | serving on that person the prescribed revocation of appointment; and |
| (ii) | giving notice of the revocation of the appointment to the presiding officer or counting officer in the prescribed manner. |
