Temporary disquali- dication.
(Cap. 216),
Appoint-
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(b) has in any part of Her Majesty's Dominions or in any territory under Her Majesty's Protectorate or in any territory in which Her Majesty has from time to time;|| jurisdiction been sentenced to death or imprisonment (by whatever name called) for a term exceeding six months and has not either suffered the punishment to which hel was sentenced or such other punishment as may by com petent authority have been substituted therefor or received. a free pardon; or
(c) is under any law in force in the Colony found or declared
to be of unsound mind or adjudged to he a lunatic.
17. (1) The [ollowing persons are disqualified from being registered as electors or voting at an election of an ordinary member of the Council held within seven years from the date of conviction-
(a) any person convicted of a corrupt practice or of an illegal practice within the meaning of any enactment for the time being in force providing for the punishment of corrupt or illegal practices;
(b) any person convicted of an offence under section 3 on section 4 of the Prevention of Corruption Ordinance.
(2) A person shall not be disqualified from voling at ad election by reason only of the fact that he is employed for payment by or on behalf of a candidate at such election, so long as the employment is legal.
PART V.
Registration.
18. (1) On or before the 1st day of July in each year the ment of Governor shall appoint a registration officer to prepare and revise
the register of electors :
registration officer.
Provided that if no appointment is made the person who previously performed the duties of registration officer shall continue to perform such duties until such appointment shalli have been made.
(2) The Governor may appoint an assistant registration officer.
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(3) Notification of the appointment and the address of the registration officer shall forthwith be published in the Gasalte.
(4) The registration officer shall be provided with such staif as he may require from time to time.
19. (1) It shall be the duty of the registration officer-
Duties of registration
(a) to compile a provisional register on or before the 1st day officer.
of September in each year; and
(6) to compile and publish a final register on or before the
1st day of February in each year.
(2) A final register shall come into force on the 15th day of February of the year in which it is published and shall remain in force until the 14th day of February of the year next following:
Provided that if for any reason whatsoever a final register is not published on or before any 1st day of February in any year the register in force at that time shall continue in force until fifteen days after the date of publication of such final register,
20. (1) The Registrar of the Supreme Court shall perform Revising the duties of revising officer during the month of November in officer, each year at such times and at such place as he shall have notified to the registration officer during the preceding month of August:
Provided that if for any reason whatsoever the Registrar
of the Supreme Court is not available to sit as revising officer at any time the Chief Justice may appoint any magistrate or any legal officer within the meaning of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap. 87), to perform the duties of revising officer.
(2) While the revising officer is sitting as such he shall have the powers and protection of a magistrate under sections 21, 22, 96, 123 and 124 of the Magistrates Ordinance.
(Cop. 227).
21. (1) An appeal shall lie from any decision of the registra- Appeals to tion officer to the revising officer and the decision of the revising offer.
revising officer on any such appeal shall be final,
(2) The registration officer or an assistant registration officer shall appear before the revising officer in person in respect of any such appeal.
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