17Death of candidate
Notwithstanding anything in section one of the Ballot Act, 1872, where one of the candidates nominated for a war election dies before the poll has commenced—
(a)the register prepared under this Part of this Act for the election shall remain in force for the purpose of all further proceedings with reference to the election; and
(b)subsection (2) of section two of this Act shall not apply with respect to those further proceedings.