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ELECTIONS (CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL
CONDUCT) ORDINANCE

Ord. No. 10 of 2000
A273


Item Enactment Amendment
(ii) in subsection (2), repeal "committed the offence of personation" and substitute "engaged in corrupt conduct by impersonation";
(iii) repeal subsection (4) and substitute—
"(4) In this section, the reference to corrupt conduct by impersonation is to be construed as the corrupt conduct referred to in section 15 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (10 of 2000)".

(d) In section 94(2), repeal "Corrupt and Illegal Practices Ordinance (Cap. 288)" and substitute "Elections (Corrupt and illegal Conduct) Ordinance (10 cut 2000)".
(e) In section 103(10), repeal "returns and declarations of election expenses of candidates are open for inspection under section 29A of the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Ordinance (Cap. 288)" and substitute "copies of election returns lodged by candidates are available for inspection under section 41 of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (10 of 2000)".

8. Legislative Council
Ordinance (Cap. 542)
(a) In section 3(1), repeal the definitions of "corrupt practice and illegal practice".

(b) Repeal section 31(1)(c) and substitute—

"(c) without limiting paragraph (a), where the election is to be held or is held within 3 years after the date of the person's conviction, is or has been convicted—
(i) of having engaged in corrupt or illegal conduct in contravention of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (10 of 2000); or
(ii) of an offence against Part II of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201); or
(ii) of any offence prescribed by regulations in force under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541); or".

(c) Repeal section 39(1)(e) and substitute—

(e) without limiting paragraph (b), where the election is to be held or is held within 5 years after the date of the person's conviction, is or has been convicted—
(i) in Hong Kong or any other place, of an offence for which the person has been sentenced to imprisonment, whether suspended or not for a term exceeding 3 months without the option of a fine; or
(ii) of having engaged in corrupt or illegal conduct in contravention of the Elections (Corrupt and illegal Conduct) Ordinance (10 of 2000); or