Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTORAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION (NOMINATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEES (DISTRICT COUNCILS)) REGULATION - SECT 1

Interpretation

PART I

PRELIMINARY

(1) In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires-

"by-election" (補選) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the
District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547);

"candidate" (候選人) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the
District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547);

"Committee" (顧問委員會) means a Nominations Advisory Committee (District
Councils) which for the time being stands appointed under section 2 and, where
appropriate, includes a person appointed as the Committee under section 4(1);

"constituency" (選區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the
District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547);

"elected member" (民選議員) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of
the District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547);

"election" (選舉) means an ordinary election or a by-election;

"nomination form" (提名表格) means a form specified by the Commission
under section 7(1)(i) of the Ordinance to be submitted for the purpose of
nominating a person as a candidate for election as an elected member;

"nomination period" (提名期), in relation to a particular election, means
the period specified under any regulation providing the procedure therefor as
the period for submitting to the Returning Officer nomination forms relating
to that election;

"ordinary election" (一般選舉) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2
of the District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547);

"Returning Officer" (選舉主任) means, subject to section 6(5), the
Returning  Officer within the meaning of the District Councils Ordinance (
Cap 547).

(2) In this Regulation, a reference to being eligible to be or disqualified
from being nominated is to be construed, in relation to an election held under
the District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547), with reference to that Ordinance,
but nothing in this Regulation is to be construed as empowering or requiring a
Committee to advise on any matter relating to any requirements under
section 34 of that Ordinance.

"by-election" (補選) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the
District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547);

"candidate" (候選人) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the
District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547);

"Committee" (顧問委員會) means a Nominations Advisory Committee (District
Councils) which for the time being stands appointed under section 2 and, where
appropriate, includes a person appointed as the Committee under section 4(1);

"constituency" (選區) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the
District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547);

"elected member" (民選議員) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of
the District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547);

"election" (選舉) means an ordinary election or a by-election;

"nomination form" (提名表格) means a form specified by the Commission
under section 7(1)(i) of the Ordinance to be submitted for the purpose of
nominating a person as a candidate for election as an elected member;

"nomination period" (提名期), in relation to a particular election, means
the period specified under any regulation providing the procedure therefor as
the period for submitting to the Returning Officer nomination forms relating
to that election;

"ordinary election" (一般選舉) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2
of the District Councils Ordinance ( Cap 547);

"Returning Officer" (選舉主任) means, subject to section 6(5), the
Returning  Officer within the meaning of the District Councils Ordinance (
Cap 547).