Chapter Number and Title of Enactment
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Chapter: | 541I | Title: | Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (Election Committee) 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 541I | Empowering section | |
| Cap 541I Part 1 | Preliminary | |
| Cap 541I s 1 | Interpretation | |
| Cap 541I s 2 | Application | |
| Cap 541I Part 2 | NOMINATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTARY NOMINATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS SUBSECTOR AND NOMINATIONS FOR OTHER SUBSECTORS AND OTHER STAGES OF SUBSECTOR ELECTION BEFORE POLL | |
| Cap 541I Part 2 Division 1 | Nominations | |
| Cap 541I s 3 | Chief Electoral Officer to publish notice calling for nominations or supplementary nominations for religious subsector | |
| Cap 541I s 4 | Chief Electoral Officer to publish notice specifying period and address for submitting subsector nomination forms | |
| Cap 541I s 5 | Chief Electoral Officer to determine nomination period | |
| Cap 541I s 6 | Notices under sections 3 and 4 to be in specified form | |
| Cap 541I s 7 | How to nominate EC members for religious subsector | |
| Cap 541I s 8 | How to nominate candidates for other subsectors | |
| Cap 541I s 9 | Returning Officer may assist in preparation of nomination forms | |
| Cap 541I s 10 | Returning Officer to make available copies of nomination forms for public inspection | |
| Cap 541I s 11 | Returning Officer not to accept subsector nomination form without deposit and to issue receipt for deposit | |
| Cap 541I s 12 | Returning Officer to decide whether nominee for religious subsector is validly nominated | |
| Cap 541I s 13 | Returning Officer to decide whether candidates are validly nominated | |
| Cap 541I s 14 | Returning Officer to have regard to advice of Nominations Advisory Committee | |
| Cap 541I s 15 | Returning Officer may give opportunity to rectify nomination form | |
| Cap 541I s 16 | Returning Officer to endorse that nomination form is invalid | |
| Cap 541I s 17 | How nominated candidate is to withdraw candidature | |
| Cap 541I s 18 | Returning Officer to publish notice of particulars of validly nominated candidates | |
| Cap 541I s 19 | Returning Officer to publish notice for purposes of sections 7(8) and 25(1) of Schedule to Chief Executive Election Ordinance | |
| Cap 541I s 20 | Returning Officer to notify and declare if validly nominated candidate has died* | |
| Cap 541I s 21 | Returning Officer to notify and declare if validly nominated candidate is disqualified* | |
| Cap 541I s 22 | No poll upon death or disqualification of candidate under certain circumstances | |
| Cap 541I Part 2 Division 2 | Election Agents and Election Expense Agents | |
| Cap 541I s 23 | Candidate may appoint election agent | |
| Cap 541I s 24 | Returning Officer to send to other candidates notice of particulars of election agent | |
| Cap 541I s 25 | Authorization of election expense agent to incur election expenses at or in connection with subsector election | |
| Cap 541I s 26 | Copies of authorization of election expense agents to be made available for public inspection | |
| Cap 541I Part 3 | CONTESTED SUBSECTOR ELECTIONS | |
| Cap 541I Part 3 Division 1 | Hours of Poll and Matters Relating to Polling Stations | |
| Cap 541I s 27 | Appointment and notification of polling hours* | |
| Cap 541I s 28 | Chief Electoral Officer to designate polling stations and counting stations | |
| Cap 541I s 29 | Chief Electoral Officer to designate some polling stations as special polling stations | |
| Cap 541I s 30 | Chief Electoral Officer may arrange for voting for subsectors to take place at polling station and to allocate polling stations to voters and authorized representatives | |
| Cap 541I s 31 | Chief Electoral Officer to send poll cards to voters and authorized representatives | |
| Cap 541I s 32 | Person to vote at correct polling station | |
| Cap 541I s 33 | Chief Electoral Officer may allocate special polling stations | |
| Cap 541I s 34 | Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or remove Presiding Officer, etc. for each polling station* | |
| Cap 541I s 35 | Chief Electoral Officer to supply candidates with copy of subsector final register | |
| Cap 541I s 36 | Chief Electoral Officer to supply Returning Officer with copy of subsector final register | |
| Cap 541I s 37 | Chief Electoral Officer to carry out other duties relating to polling stations | |
| Cap 541I s 38 | Chief Electoral Officer to supply list of polling officers to assist Presiding Officer | |
| Cap 541I s 39 | Presiding Officer to exhibit at polling station notice providing information for guidance of voters | |
| Cap 541I s 40 | Returning Officer to determine no canvassing zones and no staying zones | |
| Cap 541I s 41 | Presiding Officer to keep order in no canvassing zone and no staying zone | |
| Cap 541I s 42 | Candidates may appoint polling agents | |
| Cap 541I s 43 | Chief Electoral Officer to delineate polling stations on map and display map* | |
| Cap 541I s 44 | Who may enter or be present at polling station | |
| Cap 541I s 45 | What constitutes offence at polling station | |
| Cap 541I s 46 | Presiding Officer to keep order at polling station | |
| Cap 541I Part 3 Division 2 | Ballot Boxes and Ballot Papers and Procedure for Voting | |
| Cap 541I s 47 | Design of ballot box | |
| Cap 541I s 48 | Presiding Officer to seal ballot box before commencement of poll | |
| Cap 541I s 49 | Form of ballot papers and order of appearance of names of candidates on ballot papers | |
| Cap 541I s 50 | Ballot paper to be issued to person only if Presiding Officer is satisfied of person's identity | |
| Cap 541I s 51 | Questions to be asked of persons applying for ballot paper | |
| Cap 541I s 52 | Candidate or election agent or polling agent may challenge person who has applied for ballot paper or who has voted* | |
| Cap 541I s 53 | Presiding Officer to issue ballot papers to voter or authorized representative | |
| Cap 541I s 54 | Procedure for voting | |
| Cap 541I s 55 | Voter or authorized representative having left polling station without casting vote may return to cast vote under certain circumstances | |
| Cap 541I s 56 | How ballot papers are to be marked | |
| Cap 541I s 57 | Marking of ballot papers for or by incapacitated person | |
| Cap 541I s 58 | When person is to be issued with ballot paper marked "«½Æ" and "TENDERED" | |
| Cap 541I s 59 | What ballot papers are to be marked "¥¼¥Î" and "UNUSED" by Presiding Officer | |
| Cap 541I s 60 | What ballot papers are to be marked "·lÃa" and "SPOILT" by Presiding Officer | |
| Cap 541I s 61 | Steps to be taken at polling station after close of poll | |
| Cap 541I s 62 | Presiding Officer to prepare ballot paper account | |
| Cap 541I Part 4 | COUNTING OF VOTES: SUBSECTOR ELECTIONS | |
| Cap 541I s 63 | Returning Officer to give notice of time and place of counting of votes to candidates | |
| Cap 541I s 64 | Candidates may appoint counting agents | |
| Cap 541I s 65 | Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or remove counting officers* | |
| Cap 541I s 66 | Who may be present at counting of votes | |
| Cap 541I s 67 | What constitutes offence at counting station | |
| Cap 541I s 68 | Returning Officers to keep order at counting station | |
| Cap 541I s 69 | Ballot boxes to be delivered to counting station | |
| Cap 541I s 70 | Supervision of counting station and separate counting zones | |
| Cap 541I s 71 | Delivered ballot boxes and ballot paper accounts to be given into charge of relevant Returning Officer | |
| Cap 541I s 72 | Returning Officer to open ballot box | |
| Cap 541I s 73 | Arrangements for counting of votes and verification of the ballot paper account in manual counting | |
| Cap 541I s 74 | Arrangements for counting of votes and verification of the ballot paper account in computer counting | |
| Cap 541I s 74A | Invalid and questionable ballot papers | |
| Cap 541I s 75 | Votes to be counted in accordance with counting system in Schedule to Chief Executive Election Ordinance | |
| Cap 541I s 76 | Result of counting of votes and re-count | |
| Cap 541I s 77 | Votes recorded on invalid ballot papers not to be counted* | |
| Cap 541I s 78 | Returning Officer to make decisions on questionable ballot papers | |
| Cap 541I s 79 | Returning Officer's decision on ballot paper to be final | |
| Cap 541I s 80 | Returning Officer to declare subsector election result | |
| Cap 541I s 81 | Form in which Returning Officer is to publish result of subsector election | |
| Cap 541I Part 5 | DISPOSAL OF DOCUMENTS: SUBSECTOR ELECTIONS | |
| Cap 541I s 82 | Returning Officer to seal ballot papers in packets | |
| Cap 541I s 83 | Returning Officer to send ballot papers, accounts, packets, etc. to Chief Electoral Officer | |
| Cap 541I s 84 | Ballot paper in custody of Chief Electoral Officer may be inspected only on court order | |
| Cap 541I s 85 | Chief Electoral Officer to retain subsector election documents for at least 6 months | |
| Cap 541I Part 6 | Miscellaneous and Supplemental Provisions: Subsector Elections | |
| Cap 541I s 86 | Returning Officers, Presiding Officers, polling officers or counting officers not to act as agent of candidate in same subsector election | |
| Cap 541I s 87 | Employees of candidates not to act as electoral officers | |
| Cap 541I s 87A | Certain visitors of voters or authorized representatives in custody not to canvass for votes | |
| Cap 541I s 88 | Presiding Officer may perform functions through polling officers | |
| Cap 541I s 89 | Returning Officer may perform functions through Assistant Returning Officers | |
| Cap 541I s 90 | Chief Electoral Officer to be subject to direction of Commission | |
| Cap 541I s 91 | Acts done in absence of candidates or agents not to be invalid | |
| Cap 541I s 92 | Electoral officers, candidates and agents to make declaration of secrecy | |
| Cap 541I s 93 | Enforcement of provisions as to secrecy | |
| Cap 541I s 94 | Procedure in case of death or disqualification of candidate on polling day but before declaration of result | |
| Cap 541I s 95 | Publication and display of notices, etc. | |
| Cap 541I s 96 | Commission to designate Chief Returning Officer (Subsectors) | |
| Cap 541I s 96A | Election return to be lodged in specified form | |
| Cap 541I s 97 | Commission to specify forms | |
| Cap 541I s 98 | Reporting of irregularities | |
| Cap 541I s 99 | Letters that may be sent free of postage by candidates | |
| Cap 541I s 100 | (Repealed 11 of 2012 s. 13) | |
| Cap 541I s 101 | Offence of false declaration | |
| Cap 541I s 102 | (Omitted as spent¡XE.R. 2 of 2012) | |
| Cap 541I s 103 | (Omitted as spent¡XE.R. 2 of 2012) | |
| Cap 541I s 104 | (Omitted as spent¡XE.R. 2 of 2012) | |
| Cap 541I s 105 | (Omitted as spent¡XE.R. 2 of 2012) | |
| Cap 541I s 106 | (Omitted as spent¡XE.R. 2 of 2012) | |
| Cap 541I Part 7 | Election Advertisements | |
| Cap 541I s 107 | Interpretation (Part 7) | |
| Cap 541I s 108 | Requirements applicable to election advertisements | |
| Cap 541I s 109 | Court may grant relief for election advertisements | |
| Cap 541I s 110 | Power to seize, etc. election advertisements | |
| Cap 541I s 111 | Commission may grant exemption | |
| Cap 541I Sched 1 | POSTPONEMENT AND ADJOURNMENT OF SUBSECTOR ELECTIONS | |
| Cap 541I Sched 2 | Form of Ballot Paper and Form of Notice of Result of Subsector Election* |
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