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B 22

CAP. 367]

Electoral Provisions (Procedure) Regulations

[1987 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

Display of notices, etc.

Certain forms to be made available.

Disposal of deposits.

shall be interrupted and the presiding officer at every polling station in the constituency concerned shall take the like steps (so far as not already taken) for the delivery to the returning officer of ballot boxes and of ballot papers and other documents as he is required to take on the close of the poll in due course, and the returning officer shall dispose of ballot papers and other documents in his possession as he is required to do so on the completion in due course of the counting of the votes; but-

(a) it shall not be necessary for any ballot paper account to

be prepared or verified; and

(b) the returning officer, without taking any step or further step for the counting of the ballot papers or of the votes, shall seal up all the ballot papers, whether the votes on them have been counted or not, and it shall not be necessary to seal up counted and rejected ballot papers in separate packets.

(2) The provisions of these regulations as to the production, retention and destruction of ballot papers and other documents relating to a poll at an election shall apply to any such documents relating to a poll abandoned under paragraph (1), with the following modifications-

(a) ballot papers on which the votes were neither counted nor rejected shall be treated as counted ballot papers; and

(b) no order shall be made for the production or inspection of any ballot papers unless the order is made by a court with reference to a prosecution.

68. Without prejudice to anything contained herein, a returning officer may publish or display in such manner as he thinks fit any notice, declaration or other writing referred to in these regulations.

69. The registration officer shall cause to be made available free of charge during office hours on working days at his office and at the office of each returning officer and at such other places throughout Hong Kong as he deems necessary copies of Forms 3, 4, 5, 7 and 12 in the Schedule.

70. (1) The deposit made under regulation 8(b) shall either be returned to the person making it or to his personal representative or be forfeited to the Crown.

(2) If a candidate is not shown as standing nominated under regulation 12 or if the election is countermanded under regulation 5, the returning officer shall as soon as is practicable thereafter return the receipt for the deposit to the Director of Accounting Services and shall certify in writing to him that such deposit should be returned, and, as soon as is practicable thereafter, the Director of Accounting Services shall return the said deposit to the candidate or to his personal representative, as the case may be.

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B 22 CAP. 367] Electoral Provisions (Procedure) Regulations [1987 Ed. [Subsidiary] Display of notices, etc. Certain forms to be made available. Disposal of deposits. shall be interrupted and the presiding officer at every polling station in the constituency concerned shall take the like steps (so far as not already taken) for the delivery to the returning officer of ballot boxes and of ballot papers and other documents as he is required to take on the close of the poll in due course, and the returning officer shall dispose of ballot papers and other documents in his possession as he is required to do so on the completion in due course of the counting of the votes; but- (a) it shall not be necessary for any ballot paper account to be prepared or verified; and (b) the returning officer, without taking any step or further step for the counting of the ballot papers or of the votes, shall seal up all the ballot papers, whether the votes on them have been counted or not, and it shall not be necessary to seal up counted and rejected ballot papers in separate packets. (2) The provisions of these regulations as to the production, retention and destruction of ballot papers and other documents relating to a poll at an election shall apply to any such documents relating to a poll abandoned under paragraph (1), with the following modifications- (a) ballot papers on which the votes were neither counted nor rejected shall be treated as counted ballot papers; and (b) no order shall be made for the production or inspection of any ballot papers unless the order is made by a court with reference to a prosecution. 68. Without prejudice to anything contained herein, a returning officer may publish or display in such manner as he thinks fit any notice, declaration or other writing referred to in these regulations. 69. The registration officer shall cause to be made available free of charge during office hours on working days at his office and at the office of each returning officer and at such other places throughout Hong Kong as he deems necessary copies of Forms 3, 4, 5, 7 and 12 in the Schedule. 70. (1) The deposit made under regulation 8(b) shall either be returned to the person making it or to his personal representative or be forfeited to the Crown. (2) If a candidate is not shown as standing nominated under regulation 12 or if the election is countermanded under regulation 5, the returning officer shall as soon as is practicable thereafter return the receipt for the deposit to the Director of Accounting Services and shall certify in writing to him that such deposit should be returned, and, as soon as is practicable thereafter, the Director of Accounting Services shall return the said deposit to the candidate or to his personal representative, as the case may be.

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B 22 CAP. 367] Electoral Provisions (Procedure) Regulations [1987 Ed. [Subsidiary] Display of notices, etc. Certain forms to be made available. Disposal of deposits. shall be interrupted and the presiding officer at every polling station in the constituency concerned shall take the like steps (so far as not already taken) for the delivery to the returning officer of ballot boxes and of ballot papers and other documents as he is required to take on the close of the poll in due course, and the returning officer shall dispose of ballot papers and other documents in his possession as he is required to do so on the completion in due course of the counting of the votes; but- (a) it shall not be necessary for any ballot paper account to be prepared or verified; and (b) the returning officer, without taking any step or further step for the counting of the ballot papers or of the votes, shall seal up all the ballot papers, whether the votes on them have been counted or not, and it shall not be necessary to seal up counted and rejected ballot papers in separate packets. (2) The provisions of these regulations as to the production, retention and destruction of ballot papers and other documents relating to a poll at an election shall apply to any such documents relating to a poll abandoned under paragraph (1), with the following modifications- (a) ballot papers on which the votes were neither counted nor rejected shall be treated as counted ballot papers; and (b) no order shall be made for the production or inspection of any ballot papers unless the order is made by a court with reference to a prosecution. 68. Without prejudice to anything contained herein, a return- ing officer may publish or display in such manner as he thinks fit any notice, declaration or other writing referred to in these regulations. 69. The registration officer shall cause to be made available free of charge during office hours on working days at his office and at the office of each returning officer and at such other places throughout Hong Kong as he deems necessary copies of Forms 3, 4, 5, 7 and 12 in the Schedule. 70. (1) The deposit made under regulation 8(b) shall either be returned to the person making it or to his personal representative or be forfeited to the Crown. (2) If a candidate is not shown as standing nominated under regulation 12 or if the election is countermanded under regulation 5, the returning officer shall as soon as is practicable thereafter return the receipt for the deposit to the Director of Accounting Services and shall certify in writing to him that such deposit should be returned, and, as soon as is practicable thereafter, the Director of Accounting Services shall return the said deposit to the candidate or to his personal representative, as the case may be.

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