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ELECTIONS (CORRUPT AND ILLEGAL
CONDUCT) ORDINANCE

Ord. No. 10 of 2000
A275


Item Enactment Amendment
(iii) of an offence against Part II of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201); or
(iv) of any offence prescribed by regulations in force under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541); or".

(d) Repeal section 40(1)(b)(iii)(D) and substitute—

"(D) being 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
(III) of any offence prescribed by regulations in force under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541);"

(e) Repeal section 53(5)(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
(iii) of any offence prescribed by regulations in force under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541); or"

(f) In section 61(1)(a)(ii), repeal "a corrupt or illegal practice and substitute "corrupt or illegal conduct".
(g) In section 61(1)(a)(iii), repeal "practices were" and substitute "conduct was".
(h) Repeal section 61(3) and substitute—

"(3) In this section—
"corrupt or illegal conduct" (舞弊或非法行為) means corrupt or illegal conduct in contravention of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (10 of 2000);
"election (選舉) includes nomination proceedings and the decisions of the Returning Officer or any Assistant Returning Officer.".