Section 122: Custody and inspection of documents,

(1) The Electoral Officer shall retain for six months all documents relating to an election forwarded to him in accordance with this Act and shall then, unless otherwise ordered by the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal or unless he is aware that legal proceedings are pending in respect of such election, cause them to be destroyed .
(2)
An order for an inspection by production of any polling documents or any other packets in the custody of an electoral officer may be made by the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal, if the Tribunal is satisfied that the order required is for the purpose of instituting or maintaining an election.
(3) An order for the opening of polling documents or any other packets for inspection may be made by the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal in the course of proceedings in an election petition.
(4) An order under this section may be made subject to such conditions as the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal may think expedient.
(5) The documents (other than the documents referred to in subsection (2) of this section) relating to an election retained by the Electoral Officer in accordance with subsection (1) of this section shall be open to inspection upon an order made by a Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Tribunal in exercise of its powers to compel the production of documents in legal preceedings, but shall not otherwise be opened to inspection.