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1988 Ed.] Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions) [CAP. 381 (Procedure) Regulations

Return or forfeiture of deposits

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[Subsidiary]

70. (1) Any deposit lodged under regulation 7 in respect of an election by or on behalf of any person shall be returned by the Director of Accounting Services to that person or, in the event of the death of that person, to his personal representative, on the Director of Accounting Services being satisfied by the certificate of the returning officer that such person is not a person to whom subregulation (2)(a), (b) or (c) applies.

(2) A deposit shall not be returned under subregulation (1) to the following-

(a) a candidate in an election in a single-seat constituency contested by 2 candidates, who fails to obtain at least 12.5% of the first preference votes counted and recorded in that election in accordance with Part II of the Second Schedule; (L.N. 190/88)

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(b) a candidate in an election in a single-seat constituency contested by 3

or more candidates, who-

(i) where one of those candidates is elected following a count of preference votes in accordance with Part II of the Second Schedule, fails to obtain at least 12.5% of the aggregate number of preference votes counted and recorded at that count;

(ii) where no candidate is elected following a count of preference votes in accordance with Part II of the Second Schedule, fails to obtain at least 12.5% of the aggregate number of preference votes counted and recorded at that count and is required under that Part of that Schedule to withdraw from the election; (L.N. 190/88)

(c) a candidate in an election in a double-seat constituency contested by 3

or more candidates, who--

(i) where 2 of those candidates are elected following a count of preference votes in accordance with Part II of the Second Schedule, fails to obtain at least 12.5% of the aggregate number of preference votes counted and recorded at that count;

(ii) where no candidate is elected following a count of preference votes in accordance with Part II of the Second Schedule, fails to obtain at least 12.5% of the aggregate number of perference votes counted and recorded at that count and is required under that Part of that Schedule to withdraw from the election. (L.N. 190/88)

FIRST SCHEDULE

FORM 1

[regs. 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10,

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 26, 40, 50, 65 & 69]

[regs. 3, 4, 13(1), (3) & 14)

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) (PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS

NOTICE OF ELECTION

It is hereby notified that there is a vacancy for an elected Member/are 2 vacancies for elected Members on the Legislative Council in the constituency named below--

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