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Amendment of section 6.
4.
Amendment of section 13.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is amended—
(a) by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following—
"(1) An elected Member shall be treated as having accepted office as such Member unless he gives notice in writing to the Governor of his non-acceptance of office as such Member within 7 days after the date on which his election is published in accordance with regulations made under section 28."; and
(b) in subsection (2), by deleting "fails to give" and substituting the
following
5.
"gives".
Section 13(3) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "1985" and substituting the following—
Amendment of section 20.
"1988".
6.
Section 20(1)(b)(ii)(A) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "1985" and substituting the following—
"1988".
Consequential
amendment to
7. Regulation 5(1)(a)(v) of the Legislative Council (Electoral Provi- sions) (Registration of Electors and Appointment of Authorized Repre- the Legislative sentatives) Regulations is amended by deleting "1985" wherever it appears
and substituting the following-
Council
(Electoral
Provisions)
(Registration of
"1988".
Electors and
Appointment
of Authorized
Representatives) Regulations.
(Cap. 381, sub. leg.)
Consequential
amendment to the Post Office Regulations.
(Cap. 98,
sub. leg.)
8.
Regulation 6(2) of the Post Office Regulations is amended
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), by inserting before "Electoral" the
following-
(Cap. 381, sub. leg.)
"Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions) (Procedure) Regulations or the"; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), by inserting before "Electoral" the
following-
(Cap. 381.)
"Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions) Ordinance or the".