____ means a person appointed by a candidate as his election agent under this Act, and, where no such appointment is made, the candidate acting as his own election agent;
____ means a person appointed by a candidate as his election agent under this Act, and, where no such appointment is made, the candidate acting as his own election agent;
Explanation
Election agents are responsible for sanctioning all expenditure on the candidate's campaign, for maintaining the accuracy of and submitting to the returning officer the candidate's expenses and other documents, as well as deciding whether to contest the result of a count.