Cap 541C s 3 Functions (Electoral Affairs Commission (Nominations Advisory Committees (Legislative Council)) Regulation; Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance)

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Chapter:	541C	Title:	Electoral Affairs Commission (Nominations Advisory Committees (Legislative Council)) Regulation	Gazette Number:	E.R. 2 of 2012
Section:	3	Heading:	Functions	Version Date:	02/08/2012

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the functions of a Committee are-

(a) to advise, subject to section 5(14)-

(i) any prospective candidate for a general election as to whether he or she is eligible to be, or disqualified from being, nominated as a candidate in respect of a geographical constituency or a functional constituency, as the case may be; and

(ii)-(iii) (Repealed L.N. 209 of 2001)

(b) to advise any Returning Officer as to whether-

(i) a particular candidate for a general election or by-election is eligible to be, or disqualified from being, nominated as a candidate in respect of a geographical constituency or a functional constituency. (L.N. 84 of 2004)

(ii) (Repealed L.N. 209 of 2001)

(2) A Committee must perform its functions under subsection (1) in respect of the general election or general elections, or by-election or by-elections, specified under section 2(5) in relation to its appointment.
(3) The Commission must specify by notice published in the Gazette the date by which a Committee must complete the performance of its functions under subsection (1)(a) as regards a general election in relation to which it is appointed, and where more than one Committee is appointed in relation to the same general election, the Commission must, for the purposes of this subsection, specify the same date in respect of each such Committee.
(4) As regards a particular general election or by-election, the Committee must perform its functions under subsection (1)(b) during the period specified by the Commission by notice published in the Gazette for the purpose of this subsection.

(L.N. 209 of 2001)