Legislative Council (Amendment) Ordinance 2012
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
Ordinance No. 12 of 2012
L.S. |
Donald TSANG
Chief Executive
7 June 2012
An Ordinance to amend the Legislative Council Ordinance to impose a restriction on the nomination of candidates at a by-election of the Legislative Council.
Enacted by the Legislative Council.
1. Short title and commencement
(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Legislative Council (Amendment) Ordinance 2012.
(2) This Ordinance comes into operation on the commencement of the term of office of the fifth term of office of the Legislative Council in 2012.
2. Legislative Council Ordinance amended
The Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap. 542) is amended as set out in section 3.
3. Section 39 amended (when person is disqualified from being nominated as a candidate and from being elected as a Member)
After section 39(2)—
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- “(2A) A person is also disqualified from being nominated as a candidate at a by-election if—
- (a) within the 6 months ending on the date of the by-election—
- (i) the person’s resignation under section 14 as a Member took effect; or
- (ii) the person was taken under section 13(3) to have resigned from office as a Member; and
- (b) no general election was held after the relevant notice of resignation or notice of non-acceptance took effect.”.
- (a) within the 6 months ending on the date of the by-election—
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