Chapter Number and Title of Enactment
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Chapter: | 541F | Title: | Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Councils) 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 541F | Empowering section | |
| Cap 541F Part 1 | Preliminary | |
| Cap 541F s 1 | (Omitted as spent¡XE.R. 2 of 2012) | |
| Cap 541F s 2 | Interpretation | |
| Cap 541F s 3 | Application | |
| Cap 541F Part 2 | Stages of an Election Before the Poll: Ordinary Election and By-elections | |
| Cap 541F Part 2 Division 1 | Publication of Register for the First Ordinary Election | |
| Cap 541F s 4 | Electoral Registration Officer to compile register for the first ordinary election | |
| Cap 541F s 5 | Form of register | |
| Cap 541F s 6 | Electoral Registration Officer to determine the part in which an elector's name is to be recorded | |
| Cap 541F s 7 | Electoral Registration Officer to publish notice of the register and to make the register available for public inspection | |
| Cap 541F Part 2 Division 2 | Nominations | |
| Cap 541F s 8 | Chief Electoral Officer to publish a notice specifying a period and place for submitting nomination forms | |
| Cap 541F s 9 | Chief Electoral Officer to determine nomination period | |
| Cap 541F s 10 | Chief Electoral Officer to publish by-election notice if a by-election is to be held under section 33 of the District Councils Ordinance | |
| Cap 541F s 11 | Election notice to be in the specified form | |
| Cap 541F s 12 | How to nominate a candidate for a constituency | |
| Cap 541F s 13 | Returning Officer may assist in preparation of nomination forms | |
| Cap 541F s 14 | Returning Officer to make available copies of nomination forms for public inspection | |
| Cap 541F s 15 | Returning Officer not to accept nomination form without deposit and to issue receipt for deposit | |
| Cap 541F s 16 | Returning Officer to decide whether candidates are validly nominated | |
| Cap 541F s 17 | Returning Officer to have regard to advice of Nominations Advisory Committee | |
| Cap 541F s 18 | Returning Officer may give opportunity to rectify a nomination form | |
| Cap 541F s 19 | Returning Officer to endorse invalid nomination forms | |
| Cap 541F s 20 | How a nominated candidate is to withdraw from candidature | |
| Cap 541F s 21 | No nomination for more than one constituency | |
| Cap 541F s 22 | Returning Officer to publish a notice of particulars of validly nominated candidates | |
| Cap 541F s 23 | Returning Officer to publish a notice for the purposes of section 39(1) of the District Councils Ordinance | |
| Cap 541F s 24 | Returning Officer to notify and declare if a validly nominated candidate is proved to have died* | |
| Cap 541F s 25 | Returning Officer to vary decision if a validly nominated candidate is proved to be disqualified* | |
| Cap 541F Part 2 Division 3 | Election Agents and Election Expense Agents | |
| Cap 541F s 26 | A candidate may appoint election agent | |
| Cap 541F s 27 | Returning Officer to send to other candidates a notice of particulars of election agent | |
| Cap 541F s 28 | A candidate may authorize persons to incur election expenses on the candidate's behalf | |
| Cap 541F s 29 | Returning Officer to make available copies of authorization of election expense agents for public inspection | |
| Cap 541F Part 3 | Contested Elections: Ordinary Election and By-elections | |
| Cap 541F Part 3 Division 1 | Hours of Poll and Matters Relating to Polling Stations | |
| Cap 541F s 30 | Appointment and notification of polling hours* | |
| Cap 541F s 31 | Designation of polling stations, counting stations and ballot paper sorting stations* | |
| Cap 541F s 32 | Chief Electoral Officer to designate some polling stations as special polling stations | |
| Cap 541F s 33 | Chief Electoral Officer to assign polling stations for constituencies and to allocate polling stations to electors | |
| Cap 541F s 34 | Chief Electoral Officer to send poll cards to electors | |
| Cap 541F s 35 | Chief Electoral Officer may allocate special polling stations | |
| Cap 541F s 36 | Persons to vote at the correct polling station | |
| Cap 541F s 37 | Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or remove Presiding Officer, etc. for each polling station* | |
| Cap 541F s 38 | Chief Electoral Officer to supply candidates with copy or extract of final register | |
| Cap 541F s 39 | Chief Electoral Officer to supply Returning Officer with copy or extract of final register | |
| Cap 541F s 40 | Chief Electoral Officer to carry out other duties relating to polling stations | |
| Cap 541F s 41 | Chief Electoral Officer to supply list of polling officers to assist Presiding Officer | |
| Cap 541F s 42 | Presiding Officer to exhibit at polling station notice providing information for the guidance of electors | |
| Cap 541F s 43 | Returning Officer to determine no canvassing zones and no staying zones | |
| Cap 541F s 44 | Presiding Officer to keep order in no canvassing zone and no staying zone | |
| Cap 541F s 45 | Candidates may appoint polling agents | |
| Cap 541F s 46 | Chief Electoral Officer to delineate polling stations on a map and display map* | |
| Cap 541F s 47 | Who may enter or be present at a polling station | |
| Cap 541F s 48 | What constitutes an offence at a polling station | |
| Cap 541F s 49 | Presiding Officer to keep order at the polling station | |
| Cap 541F Part 3 Division 2 | Ballot Boxes and Ballot Papers and Procedure for Voting | |
| Cap 541F s 50 | Design of ballot box | |
| Cap 541F s 51 | Presiding Officer to seal ballot box before commencement of poll | |
| Cap 541F s 52 | Form of ballot paper and order of appearance of names of candidates on ballot papers | |
| Cap 541F s 53 | Ballot paper to be given to a person only if Presiding Officer is satisfied of the person's identity | |
| Cap 541F s 54 | Questions to be asked from persons applying for a ballot paper | |
| Cap 541F s 55 | A candidate or election agent or polling agent may challenge a person who has applied for a ballot paper or who has voted | |
| Cap 541F s 56 | Presiding Officer to issue only one ballot paper to an elector | |
| Cap 541F s 56A | Elector who has not cast vote may return to cast vote with permission | |
| Cap 541F s 57 | Procedure for voting | |
| Cap 541F s 58 | How ballot papers are to be marked | |
| Cap 541F s 59 | Marking of ballot papers for or by incapacitated person | |
| Cap 541F s 60 | When person is to be issued with ballot paper marked "«½Æ" and "TENDERED" | |
| Cap 541F s 61 | What ballot papers are to be marked "¥¼¥Î" and "UNUSED" by the Presiding Officer | |
| Cap 541F s 62 | What ballot papers are to be marked "·lÃa" and "SPOILT" by the Presiding Officer | |
| Cap 541F s 63 | Steps to be taken at the close of the poll: a polling station which is also a counting station* | |
| Cap 541F s 63A | Steps to be taken at the close of the poll: a polling station which is not a counting station* | |
| Cap 541F s 64 | Presiding Officer to prepare a ballot paper account for each packet of sealed ballot papers | |
| Cap 541F Part 4 | Counting of the Votes: Ordinary Election and By-elections | |
| Cap 541F s 65 | Returning Officer and Presiding Officer to give notice of place and time of the counting of votes to candidates* | |
| Cap 541F s 66 | Candidates may appoint counting agents | |
| Cap 541F s 66A | Appointment of Presiding Officer of ballot paper sorting station | |
| Cap 541F s 67 | Chief Electoral Officer to appoint or remove counting officers* | |
| Cap 541F s 68 | Who may be present at the counting of votes | |
| Cap 541F s 69 | What constitutes an offence at a counting station | |
| Cap 541F s 70 | Presiding Officer to keep order at the counting station | |
| Cap 541F s 71 | (Repealed L.N. 125 of 2003) | |
| Cap 541F s 72 | Arrangements for the supervision of counting stations and counting zones | |
| Cap 541F s 73 | (Repealed L.N. 125 of 2003) | |
| Cap 541F s 74 | Presiding Officer to open ballot box | |
| Cap 541F s 75 | Presiding Officer to verify ballot paper account | |
| Cap 541F s 75A | Arrangements for sorting in ballot paper sorting stations | |
| Cap 541F s 76 | Counting of votes | |
| Cap 541F s 77 | (Repealed L.N. 125 of 2003) | |
| Cap 541F s 78 | Votes recorded on invalid ballot papers not to be counted* | |
| Cap 541F s 79 | Presiding Officer to make decisions on questionable ballot papers | |
| Cap 541F s 80 | Presiding Officer's decision on a ballot paper to be final | |
| Cap 541F s 80A | Result of the counting of votes and re-count: one counting station | |
| Cap 541F s 80B | Result of the counting of votes and re-count: 2 or more counting stations | |
| Cap 541F s 80C | Determination of result in the event of equality of votes | |
| Cap 541F s 81 | Returning Officer to declare election result | |
| Cap 541F s 82 | The form in which Returning Officer is to publish result of election | |
| Cap 541F Part 5 | Disposal of Documents: Ordinary Election and By-elections | |
| Cap 541F s 83 | Presiding Officer to seal ballot papers in packets | |
| Cap 541F s 84 | Chief Electoral Officer to receive ballot papers, accounts, packets, etc. | |
| Cap 541F s 85 | Ballot paper in custody of Chief Electoral Officer may be inspected only on a court order | |
| Cap 541F s 86 | Chief Electoral Officer to retain election documents for at least 6 months | |
| Cap 541F Part 6 | Miscellaneous and Supplemental Provisions: Ordinary Election and By-elections | |
| Cap 541F s 87 | Returning Officers, Presiding Officers, polling officers or counting officers not to act as agents of candidates in the same election | |
| Cap 541F s 88 | Employees of candidates not to act as electoral officers | |
| Cap 541F s 88A | Certain visitors of electors in custody not to canvass for votes | |
| Cap 541F s 89 | Presiding Officer may perform functions through polling officers or counting officers | |
| Cap 541F s 90 | Returning Officer may perform functions through Assistant Returning Officers* | |
| Cap 541F s 91 | Chief Electoral Officer to be subject to direction of Commission | |
| Cap 541F s 92 | Acts done in the absence of candidates or agents not to be invalid | |
| Cap 541F s 93 | Electoral officers, candidates and agents to make declaration of secrecy | |
| Cap 541F s 94 | Enforcement of provisions as to secrecy | |
| Cap 541F s 95 | Procedure after election proceedings are terminated | |
| Cap 541F s 96 | Procedure in case of death or disqualification of candidate after close of poll | |
| Cap 541F s 97 | Procedure after election fails | |
| Cap 541F s 98 | Publication and display of notices, etc. | |
| Cap 541F s 99 | (Repealed L.N. 125 of 2003) | |
| Cap 541F s 99A | Election return to be lodged in specified form | |
| Cap 541F s 100 | Commission to specify forms | |
| Cap 541F s 101 | Reporting of irregularities | |
| Cap 541F s 102 | Letters that may be sent free of postage by candidates | |
| Cap 541F s 103 | (Repealed 11 of 2012 s. 10) | |
| Cap 541F s 104 | Offence of false declaration | |
| Cap 541F Part 7 | Election Advertisements | |
| Cap 541F s 105 | Interpretation (Part 7) | |
| Cap 541F s 106 | Requirements applicable to election advertisements | |
| Cap 541F s 107 | Court may grant relief for election advertisements | |
| Cap 541F s 108 | Power to seize, etc. election advertisements | |
| Cap 541F s 109 | Commission may grant exemption | |
| Cap 541F Sched 1 | Postponement and Adjournment of Ordinary Election and By-elections | |
| Cap 541F Sched 2 | Form of Ballot Paper for an Ordinary Election/By-election | |
| Cap 541F Sched 3 | Form for the Notice of Election Result under Section 46 of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap 547) |
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