PART IXQUESTIONING OF ELECTIONS

73Attendance of Director of Public Prosecutions at trial of election petition.

F1[F2 The Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland] shall attend the trial of every election petition or cause it to be attended on his behalf.F3 At the trial of a petition relating to a local election, this section shal have effect as if for the word shall there were substituted may and, if the election court so requests him, shall.