No. Legislative Council (EZectfons) 1951.


Mode of sending
notices &c.-


Information
from
householders,-&c.






Declarations as
to age and
nationality.










Hearing of
claims and
objections.


Power to
require evidence
on oath.


False
'declaration.


Provisions as to
misnomer or
inaccurate
description.


 42. Any claim or notice of objection which is under these
Rules to be sent to the registration officer may be sent to him by
registered post, postage free, addressed to him at his office or
delivered by hand.
 43. The Registration officer may require any employer or
any householder or any person owning or occupying, any land or
premises within his electoral district, or the agent of such peffon,
to give any informaticP in his possession which the registration
officer- may require for the purpose of his duties as registration
officer; ana, if any person fails to give the required information,
or gives false information, he shall be liable, on summary
conviction, to a fine of ninety-six dollars. Any notice requiring
information under this rule may-be sent by post.
 44. The registration officer, before registering any person as
an elector, may, if he thinks it necessary-
 (a) require that person either to produce a certificate of birth,
 or, if that is 'not practicable, to make a statutory
 declaration that such person has attaineFd the required
 age; and
 (b) require that person to produce a certificate of
 naturalisation or to make a statutory declaration that he
 is a British subject.
 Where a declaration is so required no fee shall be paid thereon.
 The registration officer shall during office hours allow any person
 to inspect and take a copy of any such declaration.
 45. On the consideration of any claim or objection or other
 matter by the registration officer, any person appearing to the
 registration officer to be interested may appear and be heard
 either in person or by any other person, other than counsel, on
 his behalf.
 46. The registration officer may, at the request of any person
 interested, or if he thinks fit without such request, on the
 consideration of any claim, or objection, or other matter, require
 that the evidence tendered by any person should be given on oath
 and may administer an oath for the purpose.
 47. Any person who in the course of the revision, of any
 preliminary list makes before a registration officer any statement
 upon oath or any solemn affirmation which he knows to be false,
 oi does not believe to be true, shall be -guilty of an offence and
 upon summary conviction thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned
 with hard labour for a term of twelve months.
 48. 'No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or
 place on any list or in any notice shall prejudice the operation of
 this Ordinance as respects that person or place, provided that the
 person or place is so designated as to be commonly understood:-


Legislative Council (Electibns)


1951.


No. .