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(Cap. 215, 1964 E1.)

(Cap. 2011)

Appadatment of cemiuradon odies.

Date of registra tion officer.

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Ordinance, or convicted of a corrupt or illegal practice within the meaning of any other enactment for the time being in force providing for the punishment of corrupt or illegal practices; (5) any person convicted of an offence under section 3 or 4 of the

repealed Prevention of Corruption Ordinance;

(c) any person convicted of any offence under Part II of the Pre-

vention of Bribery Ordinance,

(2) A person shall not be disqualified from voting at an election by reason only of the fact that he is employed for payment by or on behalf of a candidate al such election, so long as the employment is legal.

(3) A person registered as an elector on the final register of electors in force on the date of the election of members of the Council shall not be excluded from voting at that election on the ground that he is dis- qualified under this section from voting at that election; but this sub- paragraph shall not prevent the rejection of the vote by the Court on an election petition under Part IV of this Schedule or affect his liability to any penalty for voting

PART 11

REGISTRATION

6 (1) On or before the 15th day of February 1974 and in each alternate year thereafter the Goverør shall appoint a registration officer¦

Provided that if no appointment is made the person who previously perfomed the duties of registration officer shall continue to perform such duties until such appointment has been made.

(2) The Govettor may appoint an assistant registration officer.

(3) Notification of the appointment and the address of the registra- tion officer shall forthwith be published in the Gazette.

(4) The registradon officer shall be provided with such saff as may be required from time to time.

7.

(1) I shall be the duty of the registration officer-

(a) in the year 1974 and in each altemate year thereafter to com- pile a provisional register on or before the 16th day of August: and

(b) to compile and publish a final register on or before the 1st day of January 1975 and on or before the Ist day of January in each alternate year thereafter.

(2) A final register shall come into force on the 15th day of January next following the date of publication thereof and shall remain in forec until the 14th day of January of the second year following the year in which I came into force :

Provided that if for any reason whatsoever a final register is not published, as required by sub-paragraph (1) on or before the 1st day of January 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.

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(3) Unless for any reason it appears to the registration officer that The contrary may be the case, he shall, in cumpiling a provisional register under this paragraph, presume, subject to any regulations under para- graph 11 concerning the periodical ascertainment of the facts hereinafter mentioned, that any person whose name appears on the last previous final register compiled pursuant to this paragraph is still living, satisfies the residential requirement of paragraph 3, is not disqualified under paragraph 4 or 5 from being registered as an elector and wishes to be registered on the provisional register being compiled, and, accordingly. notwithstanding that no application has been made by such person to be registered on that register, the registration officer shall include his name in such register; and any nude so included shall, subject to the allowance of any duly made objection respecting the same, be also included in the ensuing final register.

(4) In the case where it appears to the registration officer that A person whose name appears on the last previous fimal register compiled pursuant to this paragraph may be dead or may not satisfy the residential requirement of paragraph 3 or may be disqualified under paragraph 4 or $ from being registered as an elector, he may omit the name of such person from the provisional register to be compiled pursuant to this paragraph in such circumstances and after auch inquiry, if any, as may be prescribed by regulations under paregraph 11.

8. (1) The Registrar of the Supreme Court shall perform the duties of revising officer under this Schedule during the period commencing on the 16th day of September and ending on the 15th day of October in the year 1974 and in each alternate year thereafter, at such times and at such place as he shall hove notified to the registration officer:

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 to perform the duties of revising officer,

(2) While the revising officer is sitting as such he shall have the powert and protection of a magistrate under sections 21, 22, 99, 125 and 126 of the Magistrales Ordinance,

(1) An appeal shall lie from any decision of the registration officer to the revising officer and the decision of the 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.

(3) Any other person concerned in any such appeal may appear before the revising officer in person and in addition may be represented by his legal adviser,

ID. (1) Any expenses properly incurred by a registration officer in the performance of his duties shall be payable out of the general revenue of the Colony,

(2) All fees payable to and received by or on behalf of the registra- tion officer in connexion with or in respect of his duties shall be accounted for and paid into the general revenue of the Colony.

Revisinu meer.

(CAP. 37.J

(Cap. 227.)

Appeala co rerlaing -officer.

Expenses and feet

of reparado. ONDEST.