Hong Kong Regulations

PARTICULARS RELATING TO CANDIDATES ON BALLOT PAPERS (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND DISTRICT COUNCILS) REGULATION - SECT 8

Prescribed body may apply for registration of its name and emblem

(Past version on 06/02/2004).

PART 3

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF NAME AND EMBLEM AS PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED
AS SUBJECT OF REQUEST MADE UNDER SECTION 3 OR 4

(1) A prescribed body may apply to the Commission for the registration of the
following particulars—

   (a)  the Chinese name of the body;

   (b)  an abbreviation of the Chinese name of the body;

   (c)  the English name of the body;

   (d)  an abbreviation of the English name of the body;

   (e)  an emblem of the body.

(2) An application made under subsection (1)—

   (a)  must be in the specified form and signed by the applicant;

   (b)  must contain—

        (i)    the name and address of the applicant; and

        (ii)   the subject of application;

   (c)  must indicate whether the applicant is a prescribed political  body or
        a prescribed non-political body;

   (d)  must indicate that the applicant intends to consent to the
        subject of application being printed on a ballot paper as particulars
        relating to one or more persons as candidates; and

   (e)  must be accompanied by a copy of the relevant certificate of the
        applicant.

(3) An applicant may, by notice in writing given to the Commission, withdraw
an application made under subsection (1).

(4) A prescribed body must not make an application under subsection

(1) for the registration of any particulars referred to in paragraph (a),

   (b)  , (c), (d) or (e) of that subsection if—

   (a)  an application made by the body under that subsection for the
        registration of the same kind of particulars remains pending; or

   (b)  the same kind of particulars is or is to be registered in relation to
        the body.