Cap 542 s 54 Consequences of non-compliance with requirements of this Ordinance (Legislative Council Ordinance)

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Chapter:	542	Title:	Legislative Council Ordinance	Gazette Number:	E.R. 2 of 2012
Section:	54	Heading:	Consequences of non-compliance with requirements of this Ordinance	Version Date:	02/08/2012

In any proceedings brought to question the validity of an election, the Court must not declare the election to be invalid only because of-

(a) a failure to comply with the regulations or with regulations in force under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap 541); or

(b) a mistake in the use of a nomination form,

if it appears to the Court that the election was conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in this Ordinance and the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap 541) and that the failure to comply or mistake did not affect the result of the election.