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Addition of section 22A.

Amendment of section 33.

Consequential amendments.

(Cap. 367, sub. leg.)

Second Schedule.

(Cap. 367, sub. leg.)

Third Schedule.

Fourth Schedule.

Amendment of

section 2. (Cap. 288.)

Repeal and replacement of section 3.

ELECTIONS (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) by deleting the full stop at the end and substituting a colon; and (ii) by inserting the following-

"Provided that in the case of the Regional Council area a person shall be qualified to stand as a candidate and to be elected for one constituency for the purpose of electing a person to act as a member of the Regional Council and one constituency for the purpose of electing a person to act as a member of a District Board in the Regional Council area.".

22. The second principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section 22 the following-

"Effect of election

of Urban Council members to Regional Council and vice versa.

22A. (1) Any person who, being an appointed or elected member of the Urban Council, is elected as a member of the Regional Council shall forthwith be deemed to have resigned his membership of the Urban Council.

(2) Any person who, being an appointed or elected member of the Regional Council, is elected as a member of the Urban Council shall forthwith be deemed to have resigned his membership of the Regional Council.".

23. Section 33(2) of the second principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after "Urban Council," the following -

"of the Regional Council Chamber in the case of an election to the Regional Council,".

24. (1) The Electoral Provisions (Procedure) Regulations are amended in the manner and to the extent set out in the Second Schedule.

(2) The Electoral Provisions (Election Petitions) Rules are amended in the manner and to the extent set out in the Third Schedule.

(3) The Orders set out in the second column of the Fourth Schedule and the provisions set out in the third column of the Fourth Schedule are amended in the manner and to the extent set out in the fourth column of the Fourth Schedule.

PART IV

AMENDMENTS TO THE CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES ORDINANCE

25. Section 2 of the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Ordinance ("the third principal Ordinance") is amended by inserting after the definition of "elector" the following definition-

(

of 1985.) ""representative member" has the meaning assigned to it in the Regional

Council Ordinance 1985;".

26. Section 3 of the third principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following-

"Application of the Ordinance.

to-

3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Ordinance shall apply

(a) the Urban Council and to any election to fill vacancies for

elected members of the Urban Council;

(b) the Regional Council and to any election to fill vacancies for

elected members of the Regional Council;

(c) any District Board and to any election to fill vacancies for

elected members of any District Board; and