Hong Kong Ordinances

DISTRICT COUNCILS ORDINANCE - SECT 81

Chief Executive in Council may make regulations

PART IX

CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL TO MAKE REGULATIONS AND AMEND SCHEDULE 4 OR 5

(1) The Chief Executive in Council may make regulations for the better
carrying out of the purposes of this Ordinance.

(2) In particular, a regulation under this section may provide for all or any
of the following-

   (a)  the number or qualifications of subscribers required to complete a
        nomination paper for a candidate; and

   (b)  the amount that a candidate is required to lodge as a deposit at an
        election; and

   (c)  the forfeiture of the deposit if the candidate fails to obtain a
        prescribed proportion of the votes cast at the election and for the
        return of the deposit if the candidate obtains that proportion of
        votes at the election.

(3) A provision of a regulation may make it an offence, punishable by a fine
not exceeding level 2, for a person to contravene a provision of the
regulation.

(4) A regulation may-

   (a)  make different provisions for different circumstances and provide for
        a particular case or class of cases; and

   (b)  be made so as to apply only in specified circumstances; and

   (c)  prescribe fees for the purposes of the regulation.