Legislative Council (Elections),


Ordinance, be entitled to demand and receive a ballot paper and
to vote : Provided that nothing in this section shall entitle any
person to vote who is prohibited from voting by any Ordinance,
-or relieve such person from any penalties to which he may be
liable for voting.

 79. A candidate may himself undertake the duties which any Candidate may
 agent of his if appointed might have undertaken, or may assist act in person.
 his agent in the performance of such duties and may, subject to
 the provisions of this Ordinance, be present at any place at which
 his agent may, in pursuance of this Ordinance, attend except
 when Tn open vote is-being cast.

 80. The name and address of the agent of a candidate Name and
 appointed to attend the final counting of the votes shall address of
 be transmitted to the returning officer one clear day at the agent.
 least before the opening,of the poll; and' the returning officer may
 refuse to admit 'to the place where the votes, are counted any
 agent whose name and address has not been so transmitted,
 notwithstanding that his appointment may be otherwise valid.

 81. Where in this Ordinance any expressions are used Absence of
 requiring or authorising or inferring that any act or thing is to be agents.
 done in the presence of the agents of the candidates, such
 expressions shall be deemed to refer to the presence of such
 agents of the candidates as may be authorised to attend, and as
 have in fact attended, at the time and place where such act or
 thing is being done, and the non-attendance of any agents or
 agent at such time and place shall not, if such act or thing be
 otherwise duly done, in anywise invalidate the act or thing done.

 82: The Governor in Council may make rules generally Rules.
 for giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance and without
 prejudice to such general power may make rules-
 (a) prescribing the remuneration and travelling allowances to
 be paid to election officers;
 (b) prescribing the duties of the returning officers and the
 procedure to be followed in the performance of those
 duties;
 (c) prescribing the symbols to be used on every ballot paper
 and the mode of allocation of such symbols to candidates;
 (d) adding to, rescinding, varying or amending any of the
 forms or rules contained in the First or Second Schedules
 to this Ordinance;
 (e) prescAbing the niimber of copies of the lists of electors to
 be printed and the persons to whom and the terms upon
 which such lists shall be distributed;


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