Chapter Number and Title of Enactment
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Chapter: | 541L | Title: | Electoral Procedure (Village Representative Election) Regulation |  | |
: If this pencil mark appears at the beginning of a provision, that provision is subject to amendments that are already in operation but have not yet been incorporated in its text.
| Cap 541L | Empowering section | |
| Cap 541L Part 1 | Preliminary | |
| Cap 541L s 1 | (Omitted as spent¡XE.R. 2 of 2012) | |
| Cap 541L s 2 | Interpretation | |
| Cap 541L s 3 | Application | |
| Cap 541L Part 2 | NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES AND OTHER STAGES OF AN ELECTION BEFORE THE POLL | |
| Cap 541L s 4 | Director of Home Affairs to publish village election notice | |
| Cap 541L s 5 | Director of Home Affairs to determine nomination period | |
| Cap 541L s 6 | Director of Home Affairs to publish village by-election notice if a village by-election is to be held | |
| Cap 541L s 7 | How to nominate a candidate | |
| Cap 541L s 8 | Returning Officer may assist in preparation of nomination forms | |
| Cap 541L s 9 | Returning Officer may give opportunity to rectify a nomination form | |
| Cap 541L s 10 | Returning Officer to decide whether candidates are validly nominated | |
| Cap 541L s 11 | Returning Officer to endorse invalid nomination forms | |
| Cap 541L s 12 | Returning Officer to notify decision on validity of nomination | |
| Cap 541L s 13 | Nomination forms to be available for inspection | |
| Cap 541L s 14 | Withdrawal of candidature | |
| Cap 541L s 15 | Returning Officer to publish a notice of particulars of validly nominated candidates | |
| Cap 541L s 16 | Returning Officer to declare candidate to be duly elected in uncontested election | |
| Cap 541L s 17 | Returning Officer to notify and declare if a validly nominated candidate is known before date of election to have died | |
| Cap 541L s 18 | Returning Officer to notify and declare if a validly nominated candidate is known before date of election to be disqualified | |
| Cap 541L s 19 | Returning Officer to declare no poll under certain circumstances upon death or disqualification of validly nominated candidate known before date of election | |
| Cap 541L s 20 | Returning Officer to declare termination of election proceedings and procedure after termination | |
| Cap 541L s 21 | Returning Officer to declare failure of election under certain circumstances upon death or disqualification of validly nominated candidate known after close of poll | |
| Cap 541L Part 3 | ELECTION AGENTS AND ELECTION EXPENSE AGENTS | |
| Cap 541L s 22 | Appointment of election agent | |
| Cap 541L s 23 | Appointment of election expense agent | |
| Cap 541L s 24 | Provisions applicable to appointment of agents | |
| Cap 541L s 25 | Other candidates to be notified of particulars of election agent | |
| Cap 541L s 26 | Limit of expenses for election expense agent | |
| Cap 541L Part 4 | POLLING ARRANGEMENT | |
| Cap 541L s 27 | Appointment of polling hours | |
| Cap 541L s 28 | Designation of polling stations, ballot paper sorting stations and counting stations* | |
| Cap 541L s 28A | Allocation of polling stations to electors in custody | |
| Cap 541L s 29 | Director of Home Affairs to send polling notices to electors | |
| Cap 541L s 30 | Elector to vote at the correct polling station | |
| Cap 541L s 31 | Appointment of Presiding Officer and polling officers | |
| Cap 541L s 32 | Copy of final register to be supplied to candidates and Returning Officer | |
| Cap 541L s 33 | Miscellaneous arrangements relating to voting | |
| Cap 541L s 34 | Determination of no canvassing zone and no staying zone | |
| Cap 541L s 35 | Order at no canvassing zone and no staying zone | |
| Cap 541L s 36 | Polling agents | |
| Cap 541L s 37 | Admission to polling station | |
| Cap 541L s 38 | Order at polling station | |
| Cap 541L Part 5 | BALLOT BOXES, BALLOT PAPERS AND VOTING PROCEDURE | |
| Cap 541L s 39 | Design of ballot box | |
| Cap 541L s 40 | Ballot box to be sealed before commencement of poll | |
| Cap 541L s 41 | Form of ballot papers | |
| Cap 541L s 42 | Order of names of candidates on ballot papers | |
| Cap 541L s 43 | Question to person applying for a ballot paper | |
| Cap 541L s 44 | Challenging a person who has applied for a ballot paper or who has voted | |
| Cap 541L s 45 | Issue of ballot paper | |
| Cap 541L s 46 | Elector who has not cast vote may return to cast vote with permission | |
| Cap 541L s 47 | Voting procedure | |
| Cap 541L s 48 | How ballot papers are to be marked | |
| Cap 541L s 49 | Marking of ballot paper for or by incapacitated person | |
| Cap 541L s 50 | Issue of ballot paper marked "TENDERED" | |
| Cap 541L s 51 | Marking "UNUSED" on ballot paper | |
| Cap 541L s 52 | Marking "SPOILT" on ballot paper | |
| Cap 541L s 53 | Steps to be taken at a polling station after the close of the poll | |
| Cap 541L s 54 | Ballot paper account | |
| Cap 541L Part 6 | COUNTING OF VOTES | |
| Cap 541L s 55 | Determination and notice of time of counting of votes | |
| Cap 541L s 56 | Appointment of counting agent | |
| Cap 541L s 57 | Appointment of counting officers | |
| Cap 541L s 58 | Admission to counting station | |
| Cap 541L s 59 | Order at counting station | |
| Cap 541L s 60 | Opening a ballot box | |
| Cap 541L s 60A | Arrangements for sorting in ballot paper sorting stations | |
| Cap 541L s 61 | Counting of votes | |
| Cap 541L s 62 | Ballot papers not to be counted | |
| Cap 541L s 63 | Determination of validity of questionable ballot papers | |
| Cap 541L s 64 | Verification of ballot paper account | |
| Cap 541L s 65 | Result of counting and re-count | |
| Cap 541L s 66 | Returning Officer to declare election result | |
| Cap 541L s 67 | Notice of election result | |
| Cap 541L Part 7 | DISPOSAL OF DOCUMENTS | |
| Cap 541L s 68 | Ballot papers to be sealed | |
| Cap 541L s 69 | Ballot papers, accounts, packets, etc. to be sent to Director of Home Affairs | |
| Cap 541L s 70 | Inspection of ballot paper kept by Director of Home Affairs | |
| Cap 541L s 71 | Retention of election documents | |
| Cap 541L Part 8 | POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT OF ELECTION PROCEEDINGS | |
| Cap 541L s 72 | Postponement or adjournment of polling at all polling stations or counting of votes at all counting stations | |
| Cap 541L s 73 | Adjournment of polling at a particular polling station or counting of votes at a particular counting station | |
| Cap 541L s 74 | Publication of postponement or adjournment of polling or counting | |
| Cap 541L s 75 | Procedure after adjournment of polling | |
| Cap 541L s 76 | Procedure after postponement or adjournment of counting | |
| Cap 541L s 77 | Resumption of postponed or adjourned polling or counting | |
| Cap 541L Part 9 | Miscellaneous and Supplemental Provisions | |
| Cap 541L s 78 | Certain officers cannot act as candidate's agent | |
| Cap 541L s 79 | Employees of candidates shall not act as electoral officers | |
| Cap 541L s 79A | Certain visitors of electors in custody not to canvass for votes | |
| Cap 541L s 80 | Act done in the absence of candidates or agents still valid | |
| Cap 541L s 81 | Declaration of secrecy | |
| Cap 541L s 82 | Secrecy | |
| Cap 541L s 83 | Manner of giving notice | |
| Cap 541L s 84 | Specified forms | |
| Cap 541L s 85 | Limit on Returning Officer's power to delegate | |
| Cap 541L s 86 | Powers, duties and functions of Director of Home Affairs | |
| Cap 541L s 87 | Reporting of irregularities | |
| Cap 541L s 88 | (Repealed 11 of 2012 s. 20) | |
| Cap 541L s 89 | Offence | |
| Cap 541L s 90 | Offence of false statement | |
| Cap 541L Part 10 | Election Advertisements | |
| Cap 541L s 91 | Interpretation (Part 10) | |
| Cap 541L s 92 | Requirements applicable to election advertisements | |
| Cap 541L s 93 | Court may grant relief for election advertisements | |
| Cap 541L s 94 | Power to seize, etc. election advertisements | |
| Cap 541L s 95 | Commission may grant exemption | |
| Cap 541L Sched 1 | FORMS OF BALLOT PAPERS FOR A VILLAGE ORDINARY ELECTION/VILLAGE BY-ELECTION | |
| Cap 541L Sched 2 | FORMS FOR THE NOTICE OF RESULT OF ELECTION UNDER SECTION 36 OF THE VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION ORDINANCE (Cap 576) |
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