Town Councils (Registration Of Electors And Elections) Regulations

Cap. 87s09 · Revised Edition 2020 · 166 sections

s. 1Citation
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Register of National
s. 4[Repealed by S.I. 17 of 1998]
s. 5Right to vote
s. 6The provisions of Part II applicable to aliens only
s. 7Production of proof in support of claim for registration
s. 8Registering officer may refuse registration
s. 9Manner of Registration
s. 10More information from applicant
s. 11Registration Record Card
s. 12Identification Card
s. 13Name Index Card
s. 14Applicant to sign record cards
s. 15Certificate as to registration
s. 16Photograph of the elector
s. 17Chief Elections Officer to return documents to Registering Officer
s. 18Filing of Registration record cards in Town Council registers
s. 19Filing of cards in alien Central Registering
s. 20Register of aliens
s. 21Claims and objections to insertion of names on register of electors
s. 22Applications, objections, and appeals
s. 23Annual court to revise register
s. 24Powers of Court
s. 25Court to determine an application, etc
s. 26Costs
s. 27Evidence of opinion of Court
s. 28Recording of names in register
s. 29Transmission of registers to Chief Elections Officer
s. 30Delivery of identification card
s. 31Who may appeal and procedure on appeal
s. 32Person aggrieved may apply for order calling on Revising Officer to show cause
s. 33Power of Supreme Court
s. 34Decision of Supreme Court to be final
s. 35Order expunging name
s. 36Persons entitled to vote
s. 37Correction of minor errors
s. 38Correction of errors in names and dates of birth
s. 39Replacement of lost, inaccurate, etc. identification cards
s. 40Partial or total loss of registration record card
s. 41Substitution of identification cards
s. 42Seeking registration
s. 43Inspection of documents
s. 44No misnomer to prejudice decision
s. 45Effect of non-publication
s. 46Registers to be kept accessible for perusal
s. 47Transfer of Electors from one Town Council register to another
s. 48Publication of Notice of Elections
s. 49Copies of Register of Electors to be obtained
s. 50Hour of Nomination of Candidates
s. 51Objection to Nomination
s. 52Insufficient Nomination
s. 53Nomination in excess of vacancies. Deposit by candidates
s. 54Withdrawal of candidate
s. 55Clerks at polling station
s. 56Appointment of additional polling stations and presiding officers if necessary
s. 57Conduct of election
s. 58Time of voting
s. 59Ballot boxes
s. 60Supplies of election materials
s. 61Polling agents and counting agents
s. 62Who are to be admitted within the polling station
s. 63Non-attendance of candidates not to invalidate acts
s. 64Order at polling station
s. 65Directions for guidance of electors
s. 66Taking of poll and the ballot
s. 67Printing, publishing, etc., of prescribed form prohibited
s. 68Presiding officer to provide ballot boxes etc
s. 69Assistance to voters
s. 70Proceedings at poll
s. 71Presiding officer to receive votes
s. 72Voting by Proxy
s. 73Questions which may be put to voters
s. 74Spoilt ballot
s. 75Physically incapacitated voters
s. 76Ballot box and papers to be sealed
s. 77Opening of ballot boxes
s. 78Procedure thereafter
s. 79Ballot paper when void and not counted
s. 80Report regarding rejected ballot papers
s. 81Decisions of Returning Officer to be final
s. 82Adjournment of election
s. 83Procedure when two candidates have equal votes
s. 84Re-count
s. 85Declaration as result of poll
s. 86Return of persons voting
s. 87Voting papers, etc., to be sent under seal to Chief Elections Officer
s. 88Wilful delay in making return
s. 89Candidate to have the privileges conferred on his agent
s. 90Voter not required state for whom he voted
s. 91Avoiding by conviction of candidate
s. 92Avoidance of election on election petition
s. 93Appointment and powers of Election Judge
s. 94Who may present petition
s. 95Relief which may be claimed
s. 96Parties to a petition
s. 97Contents of petition
s. 98Special provisions relating to the procedure before an Election Judge
s. 99Determination of Election Judge
s. 100Report of Judge as to corrupt or illegal practice
s. 101Appeal on question of law against determination under regulation 99 and any other decision of Election Judge which finally disposes of election petition
s. 102Security by appellant for costs, etc. of appeal
s. 103Powers of the Court of Appeal
s. 104Transmission to Chief Elections Officer of Certificate and Report
s. 105Effect of certificate and report
s. 106Notification of elected member
s. 107Time for presentation
s. 108Procedure and practice on election petitions
s. 109Rejection of ballot paper by Returning Officer to be final
s. 110Computation of time
s. 111General Penalty
s. 112Manner of presentation of petition
s. 113Form of election petition
s. 114Where more than one petition is presented in relation to same elections
s. 115List of votes objected to where seat claimed by an unsuccessful candidate
s. 116List of objections in recriminatory case
s. 117Appointment of agent by petitioner
s. 118Appointment of agent by respondent
s. 119Registrar to keep book with addresses and names of agents
s. 120Security by petitioner for costs, etc., of election petition
s. 121Service of notice of petition and copy of petition on the respondent
s. 122List of petitions
s. 123Time and place of trial of petition
s. 124Postponement of trial
s. 125Adjournment and continuation of trial
s. 126Withdrawal of election petition
s. 127Form of application to withdraw petition
s. 128Copy of application to be given to respondent
s. 129Application to be substituted as petitioner, on withdrawal
s. 130Time and place of hearing of application
s. 131Substitution of another petitioner
s. 132Non-abatement of election petition by reason only of a dissolution of Town Council
s. 133Abatement of petition by death
s. 134Application to be substituted as petitioner on abatement
s. 135On death, resignation or notice not to oppose of respondent the petition to continue
s. 136Respondent not opposing petition not to appear as party
s. 137Countermanding notice of trial where petition abated, etc
s. 138Costs
s. 139Taxation and recovery of costs
s. 140Attorney-at-Law may act as agent under these Regulations
s. 141Notice of appointment of agent
s. 142Service of notices on agents
s. 143Offences
s. 144False claims to registration
s. 145False objections
s. 146False statement for registration
s. 147Offence to omit qualified persons from registering
s. 148Offences by persons employed in the preparation of register
s. 149Restriction on sale of intoxicating liquor
s. 150Employers to allow employees the prescribed period for voting
s. 151Offences by Election Officers
s. 152Loud-speakers, ensigns, banners, etc., prohibited on polling day
s. 153Bribery
s. 154Treating
s. 155Undue influence
s. 156Personation
s. 157Penalty for bribery, etc
s. 158Penalty for certain illegal practices at election
s. 159Offences in respect of ballot papers
s. 160Infringement of secrecy
s. 161Maintenance of order at Polling Station
s. 162Disqualification for bribery, etc
s. 163Disqualifying effect of conviction for illegal practice
s. 164Attempts how punishable
s. 165Aiding and abetting
s. 166Repeal