The registrar, a person referred to in section 14(2) of the Act who exercises, performs or carries out any power, function or duty in terms of these Regulations under the delegation, control or direction of the registrar, and a person referred to in regulation 13.5, shall beforehand make a sworn declaration or an affirmation before a commissioner of oaths, in which he declares that he shall maintain and help to maintain the secrecy of the election and save for a lawful reason, not disclose to any person any information regarding the election concerned other than that which may be made known in terms of regulations 15 and 17.1.