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

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CHAPTER 381

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS)

To provide for the election of persons to be elected Members of the Legislative Council and for matters incidental thereto.

[6 April 1985]

Originally 13 of 1985 — R. Ed. 1985, 39 of 1985, L.N. 115/88, 22 of 1988, 84 of 1988

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions) Ordinance.

Interpretation

2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires--

"constituency" means an electoral college constituency or a functional constituency;

"Court" means the High Court;

"elected Member" means a person elected under this Ordinance to be an elected Member of the Legislative Council;

"election" means an election of a person to be an elected Member;

"election petition" means an election petition presented under Part VII;

"elector" (except when used in relation to the Electoral Provisions Ordinance (Cap. 367)) means a person registered in a final register under this Ordinance who is not disqualified from being registered or from voting at an election;

"electoral college constituency" means an electoral college constituency referred to in section 4;

"eligible person", in relation to a constituency, means a person who is entitled to be registered as an elector in that constituency;

"final register", in relation to any election, means the final register compiled and published under this Ordinance in respect of every constituency and in force on the date of the election;

"functional constituency" means a functional constituency referred to in section 4;

“identity card” means an identity card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177);