57.—(1) At a regional election and prior to the certification required by rule 61(1)—
(a)an individual candidate or his election agent;
(b)a party list candidate or an election agent for a registered political party standing nominated; or
(c)subject to paragraph (3), a counting agent for an individual candidate or a registered political party standing nominated,
may, if present when the counting or any re-count of the votes is completed in a constituency, require the constituency returning officer to have the votes re-counted or again re-counted but the constituency returning officer may refuse to do so if in his opinion the request is unreasonable.
(2) No step shall be taken on the completion of the counting or any re-count of votes until the candidates, election agents and counting agents present at its completion have been given a reasonable opportunity to exercise the right conferred by this rule.
(3) Where no candidate or election agent is present on the completion of the counting or any re-count of votes, the right conferred on that person by this rule (if he had been present) may be exercised by a counting agent referred to in paragraph (1)(c) so present provided that in his terms of appointment as a counting agent he is authorised to exercise the right conferred by this rule; but not more than one such counting agent for the same individual candidate or registered political party standing nominated may be appointed for the purposes of this rule in relation to the same Assembly constituency.