CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 144

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Marginal notes in red refer to provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1918. 8. Geo. V. c.64.

An Ordinance to make provision for the Qualification and

Registration of Electors for the purposes of Municipal

Government in Hong Kong.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice

and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

PART I

Short title.

Interpretation.

GENERAL

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Municipal Electors

Ordinance, 194 •

2.

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise

requires,

(1) "Casual vacancy" means a vacancy caused by the seat

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of a councillor becoming vacant otherwise than on the retirement

of the councillors together in the third year of their term of

office.

"Constituency" or "electoral area" means the Municipality

or an electoral division or ward thereof, as the case may be,

for which an election is to be or may be held.

"Council" means the Hong Kong Municipal Council established

under the Municipal Council Ordinance, 194

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"Election" means an election of councillors for the Hong

Kong Municipal Council.

"Election agent" means a person lawfully appointed by a

candidate to be his agent for the purposes of an election.

"Elector" means a person entitled to vote at an election

of councillors for the Hong Kong Municipal Council.

"Municipality" means the Municipality as deliminated and

defined by or under the provisions of the Municipal Council

Ordinance, 194

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"Register" means the register of electors prepared under

this Ordinance.

"Registration Officer" means a registration officer

appointed under this Ordinance.