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Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions) [CAP. 381

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PART II

ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS

Election of elected Members of Legislative Council

3. (1) An election to elect all the elected Members of the Legislative Council shall be held--

(a) in 1985; and

(b) in each succeeding third year after an election is held under this section.

(2) An election shall be held under this section within 90 days after a dissolution of the Legislative Council.

(3) The date for holding an election under this section shall be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

(4) The election of any person elected as an elected Member under this section shall be published in accordance with regulations made under section 28.

Constituencies and number of seats

4. (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, there shall be the following constituencies-

(a) the electoral college constituencies specified in the first column of the First Schedule; and

(b) the functional constituencies specified in the first column of the Second Schedule.

(2) The number of persons who may be elected as elected Members in each constituency shall be-

(a) in an electoral college constituency, the number specified in respect of that constituency in the third column of the First Schedule;

(b) in a functional constituency, the number specified in respect of that constituency in the fourth column of the Second Schedule.

Tenure of office

5. (1) Subject to this Ordinance, an elected Member shall hold office-

(a) in the case of an elected Member elected in an election held under section 3, for the period commencing on the appointed date next after his election and ending on the dissolution of the Legislative Council next after his election;

(b) (Repealed 22 of 1988 s. 3)

(c) in any other case, for the period commencing on the date on which his election is published in accordance with regulations made under section 28 and ending on the dissolution of the Legislative Council next after his election,

and shall be eligible for re-election.

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