1987 Ed.]
Electoral Provisions (Procedure) Regulations
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(3) The returning officer shall examine the nomination papers, and decide whether the candidates have been validly nominated under these regulations and shall do so as soon as practicable after each paper is delivered.
(4) Where he decides that a nomination paper is invalid he shall endorse and sign on the paper the fact and the reasons for his decision.
(5) The returning officer shall send notice of his decision to each candidate at his residential address stated in his nomination paper.
(6) The decision of the returning officer that a nomination paper is valid shall be final and shall not be questioned in any proceeding whatsoever save and except in an election petition.
10. A candidate may withdraw his candidature by notice in accordance with Form 5 in the Schedule signed by the candidate and attested by one witness and delivered to the returning officer at the place appointed for the receipt by him of nominations not later than the day following the last day for receipt of nominations.
11. A candidate who is validly nominated for more than one constituency must duly withdraw from his candidature in all those constituencies except one, and if he does not so withdraw he shall be deemed to have withdrawn from his candidature in all those constituencies.
12. The returning officer shall publish in the Gazette a notice of nominations in accordance with Form 6 in the Schedule, not earlier than 2 days and not later than 9 days after the last day appointed for the receipt by him of nominations.
13. If the number of persons remaining validly nominated for a constituency after any withdrawals under regulation 10 or 11 does not exceed the number of vacancies in that constituency, such person or persons (if any) shall be declared elected in the notice of nominations published under regulation 12.
14. (1) If the number of persons remaining validly nominated for a constituency after any withdrawals under regulation 10 or 11 is less than the number of vacancies in that constituency, the returning officer, within such period as is specified in regulation 12, shall, subject to paragraph (2) and section 24(2) of the Ordinance, publish in the Gazette a notice of by-election to fill the remaining vacancies in accordance with Form 2 in the Schedule containing the particulars set out in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of regulation 4 and shall proceed to hold a by-election accordingly.
((A)
[Subsidiary]
Withdrawal of candidature.
Form 5.
Nomination in more than one constituency.
Publication of nominations.
Form 6.
Declaration of election where number of candidates not in excess of number of vacancies.
Publication of notice of by-election to fill remaining vacancies.
Form 2.
1987 Ed.]
Electoral Provisions (Procedure) Regulations
[CAP. 367
B7
(3) The returning officer shall examine the nomination papers, and decide whether the candidates have been validly nominated under these regulations and shall do so as soon as practicable after each paper is delivered.
(4) Where he decides that a nomination paper is invalid he shall endorse and sign on the paper the fact and the reasons for his decision.
(5) The returning officer shall send notice of his decision to each candidate at his residential address stated in his nomination
paper.
(6) The decision of the returning officer that a nomination paper is valid shall be final and shall not be questioned in any proceeding whatsoever save and except in an election petition.
10. A candidate may withdraw his candidature by notice in accordance with Form 5 in the Schedule signed by the candidate and attested by one witness and delivered to the returning officer at the place-appointed for the receipt by him of nominations-not-later-than the day following the last day for receipt of nominations.
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11. A candidate who is validly nominated for more than one constituency must duly withdraw from his candidature in all those constituencies except one, and if he does not so withdraw he shall be deemed to have withdrawn from his candidature in all those constituencies.
12. The returning officer shall publish in the Gazette a notice of nominations in accordance with Form 6 in the Schedule, not earlier than 2 days and not later than 9 days after the last day appointed for the receipt by him of nominations.
13. If the number of persons remaining validly nominated for a constituency after any withdrawals under regulation 10 or 11 'does not exceed the number of vacancies in that constituency, such person or persons (if any) shall be declared elected in the notice of nominations published under regulation 12.
14. (1) If the number of persons remaining validly nominated for a constituency after any withdrawals under regulation 10 or 11 is less than the number of vacancies in that constituency, the returning officer,-within-such-period-as-is-specified in-regulation 12,-shall, -subject-to-paragraph (2)-and-section 24(2) of the Ordinance, publish in the Gazette a notice of by-election to fill the remaining vacancies in accordance with Form 2 in the Schedule containing the partic- ulars set out in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)-of-regulation-4 and
shall proceed to hold a by-election accordingly.
((A)
[Subsidiary]
Withdrawal of
candidature.
Form 5.
Nomination in
more than one constituency.
Publication of nominations.
Form 6.
Declaration of election where number of candidates not in excess of number of vacancies.
Publication of notice of by-election to fill remaining vacancies.
Form 2.
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