Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTION COMMITTEE (APPEALS) REGULATION - SECT 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 16/11/2001).

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

"appeal notice" (上訴通知書) means an appeal notice lodged by a person
under section 3;

"appellant" (上訴人) means a person who-

   (a)  lodges an appeal notice to a Revising Officer to appeal against the
        result of a subsector election under section 3; or

   (b)  submits a written representation to a Revising Officer to object to
        the registration of a declared member as a member of the Election
        Committee in the final register under section 4;

"Assistant Electoral Registration Officer" (助理選舉登記主任) means an
Assistant  Electoral Registration Officer appointed under section 44(1) of the
Schedule to the Ordinance;

"Assistant Returning Officer" (助理選舉主任) means an
Assistant Returning  Officer appointed under section 47(1) of the Schedule to
the Ordinance;

"declared member" (獲宣布委員) means a nominee who is declared by the
Returning  Officer as a member of the Election Committee under section 7 of
the Schedule to the Ordinance;

"designated body" (指定團體) means a designated body referred to in
section 6 of the Schedule to the Ordinance;

"Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任) has the meaning assigned
to it by section 1(1) of the Schedule to the Ordinance;

"final register" (正式委員登記冊) means a register published under
section 40(2),

(3) or (4) of the Schedule to the Ordinance; (10 of 2006 s. 22)

"identity document" (身分證明文件) means-

   (a)  an identity card issued to a person under the Registration of 
        Persons Ordinance ( Cap 177);

   (b)  a document issued to a person under regulations in force under that
        Ordinance certifying that the person is exempt from being required to
        register under that Ordinance; or

   (c)  any other document issued to a person that is acceptable to the
        Electoral Registration Officer as proof of the person's identity;

"interim register" (暫行委員登記冊) means a register published under
section  40 (1) of the Schedule to the Ordinance; (10 of 2006 s. 22)

"nominee" (獲提名人) means a nominee referred to in section 7 of the
Schedule to the Ordinance;

"Returning Officer" (選舉主任) has the meaning assigned to it by
section 1(1) of the Schedule to the Ordinance;

"sub-subsector by-election" (小組補選) has the meaning assigned to it by
section 1(1) of the Schedule to the Ordinance;

"sub-subsector ordinary election" (小組一般選舉) has the meaning
assigned to it by section 1(1) of the Schedule to the Ordinance;

"written representation" (書面申述) means a written representation
referred to in section 4.

(2) In this Regulation, all references to "subsector election" shall, in
respect of the sports, performing arts, culture and publication
subsector, mean "sub-subsector ordinary election" or "sub-subsector
by-election".

(3) In the Schedule, "subsector ordinary election" (界別分組一般選舉)
and

"subsector by-election" (界別分組補選) have the meaning assigned
respectively to them by section 1(1) of the Schedule to the Ordinance.

"appeal notice" (上訴通知書)

"appellant" (上訴人)

"Assistant Electoral Registration Officer" (助理選舉登記主任)

"Assistant Returning Officer" (助理選舉主任)

"declared member" (獲宣布委員)

"designated body" (指定團體)

"Electoral Registration Officer" (選舉登記主任)

"final register" (正式委員登記冊)

"identity document" (身分證明文件)

"interim register" (暫行委員登記冊)

"nominee" (獲提名人)

"Returning Officer" (選舉主任)

"sub-subsector by-election" (小組補選)

"sub-subsector ordinary election" (小組一般選舉)

"written representation" (書面申述)

"subsector ordinary election" (界別分組一般選舉)

"subsector by-election" (界別分組補選)