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CAP. 381] Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions)
[1988 Ed.
"register" means a register of electors compiled under this Ordinance in respect of every constituency;
"registered" means registered in the final register;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Supreme Court;
"registration officer" means any of the following-
(a) the person appointed under section 16 to be the registration officer;
(b) any person appointed under that section to be an assistant registration officer;
"returning officer" means any of the following
(a) the person appointed under section 23 to be a returning officer;
(b) any person appointed under that section to be an assistant returning officer;
"revising officer" means the revising officer appointed under section 18;
"specified form" means a form specified under section 43.
(2) References in this Ordinance to a functional constituency shall, in the case of a functional constituency which in the Second Schedule is divided into 2 or more electoral divisions, be construed as references to each such electoral division thereof.
(3) Subject to subsection (3A), references in the third column of the Second Schedule to an entitlement to vote at a general meeting of a body specified in that column shall be construed as references to such entitlement as determined in accordance with the constitution, rules or articles of association of such body in force at the commencement of this Ordinance or as amended or replaced thereafter with the written approval of the Chief Secretary. (Amended 22 of 1988 s. 2)
(3A) References in the third column of item 6(b) of the Second Schedule to an entitlement to vote at a general meeting of a body specified in that column shall be construed as references to such entitlement as determined in accordance with the constitution, rules or articles of association of such body in force at the commencement of the Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance 1988 (22 of 1988) or as amended or replaced thereafter with the written approval of the Chief Secretary. (Added 22 of 1988 s. 2)
(4) References in this Ordinance to a person having a substantial connection with a functional constituency include-
(a) in relation to a body which comprises or forms part of that constituency, references to any person who is a member, partner, director, officer or is concerned in the management (or any part of the management) of such body or of a body which is an elector in that constituency;
(b) in relation to a class of persons which comprises or forms part of that constituency, references to any person who belongs to that class.
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