Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (ELECTORAL PROCEDURE) (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) REGULATION - SECT 17

Returning Officer to have regard to advice of Nominations Advisory Committee

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

In deciding under section 16 whether a person is eligible to be or is
disqualified from being nominated as a candidate, the Returning Officer must
have regard to-

   (a)  advice given by a Nominations Advisory Committee on an application, if
        any, made by the Returning Officer regarding that person under the
        Electoral Affairs Commission (Nominations Advisory Committees)
        Regulation ( Cap 541 sub. leg.); or

   (b)  advice given by a Nominations Advisory Committee on an application, if
        any, made by that person to the Nominations Advisory  Committee under
        that Regulation or, if advice has not been given, the result of the
        application.