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URBAN COUNCIL ORDINANCE, 1955, (No. 14 of 1955).
URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS (Procedure)
(AMENDMENT) (No. 2) RsaulATIONS, 1956.
In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section
30 of the Urban Council Ordinance, 1955, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-
1. These regulations may be cited as the Urban Council Citation. Elections (Procedure) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1956.
of new
2. The Urban Council Elections (Procedure) Regulations, Addition 1955, (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations) are regulations amended by the addition after regulation 1 of the following new 1A and 1B.
(G.N.A. regulations
84/56).
"Interpre- 1A. In these regulations, unless the context other-
wise requires--
tation,
(Cap. 177).
Time.
"identity card" has the meaning assigned by section 2
of the Registration of Persons Ordinance; "identity card number" means the reference number
appearing on an identity card.
18. In the computation of any period of days under these regulations, only those days which are not (Cap. 149). Saturdays or general holidays by virtue of the Holidays
Ordinance shall be counted.".
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3. Regulation 4 of the principal regulations is amended by Amend the deletion in paragraph (1) of the figures "8" and "g" and the regulation substitution therefor of the figures "6" and "y" respectively. 4.
4. Regulation 5 of the principal regulations is amended Amend- (a) by the deletion of paragraph (a) and the substitution regulation
therefor of the following-
"(2) Each nomination paper shall be in English except for the signature, which may be in English or in Chinese, and the full name of the candidate as this
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5.