Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (REGISTRATION) (ELECTORS FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES) (VOTERS FOR ELECTION COMMITTEE SUBSECTORS) (MEMBERS OF ELECTION COMMITTEE) REGULATION - SECT 34

Electoral Registration Officer to correct entries in provisional register with approval of Revising Officer

(Past version on 05/10/2001).
(Past version on 10/12/1999).
(Past version on 12/11/1997).

(1) If the Electoral Registration Officer is satisfied that-

   (a)  an entry in a functional constituencies provisional register, a
        subsector provisional register or an Election Committee provisional 
        register is incorrect;

   (b)  an additional entry ought to be made in a functional 
        constituencies final register, a subsector final register or an
        Election  Committee final register; or

   (c)  a person (including an authorized representative) whose
        personal particulars, relevant particulars or specified particulars
        are recorded in a functional constituencies provisional register, a
        subsector  provisional register or an
        Election Committee provisional register is no longer eligible to be
        registered in that register or in the part in which he, she or it is
        registered, that Officer may, subject to subsection (2), in compiling
        the relevant final register, correct the entry, make the additional
        entry or remove the entry, as may be appropriate.

(2) The Electoral Registration Officer must not take any action under
subsection (1) unless that Officer-

   (a)  has obtained the approval of the Revising Officer for the proposed
        correction, addition or removal-

        (i)    in relation to a functional constituencies final register or a
               subsector final register being compiled for- (A) a
               District Council election year, not later than 11 September in
               that year; or (B) a year which is not a
               District Council election year, not later than 11 July in that
               year; or (Repealed L.N. 307 of 1999. Added L.N. 255 of 2002)

(ia) in relation to an Election Committee final register, not later than the
twentieth day after the date of publication of the relevant
Election Committee provisional register; and (L.N. 200 of 2001; L.N. 255 of
2002)

        (ii)   (Repealed L.N. 255 of 2002)

        (iii)  (Repealed L.N. 200 of 2001)

   (b)  has thereafter sent a notice by registered post to the person
        concerned at the last known address of that person informing the
        person of the proposed correction, addition or removal, as the case
        may be.

(3) For the avoidance of doubt it is stated that the requirement to obtain the
approval of the Revising Officer does not apply to any correction by the
Electoral Registration Officer under section 32(3) of the
Legislative Council Ordinance ( Cap 542) or section 14(2) or 42(1) of the
Schedule to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance ( Cap 569). (L.N. 200 of
2001)