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12. Expenses, payments, etc.

(1) All expenses properly incurred by—

(a) the Commission, a member of the Commission or the Chief Electoral Officer in the performance of any function under this or any other Ordinance; or

(b) any other person in the performance of any function under this Ordinance,

shall be payable out of the general revenue.

(2) Any remuneration or allowance payable under section 3(7) shall be payable out of the general revenue.

13. Members disqualified from nomination

(1) Subject to subsection (2)—

(a) a member, during his term of office, is disqualified from—

(i) being nominated as a candidate for election as Chief Executive;

(ii) becoming a member of the Election Committee referred to in Annex I to the Basic Law; or

(iii) becoming a member of the Executive Council;

(b) a member, during his term of office, is disqualified—

(i) from—

(A) being nominated as a candidate;

(B) acting or being appointed as agent of a candidate;

(C) subscribing in any capacity to the nomination of a candidate,

in an election;

(ii) from being a member of the election committee;

(c) a person who has ceased to hold office as a member of the Commission is disqualified during the period of 4 years beginning on the date he ceases to hold office, from—

(i) being nominated as a candidate for election as Chief Executive;

(ii) becoming a member of the Election Committee referred to in Annex I to the Basic Law;

(iii) becoming a member of the Executive Council;

(iv) holding office as a member of—

(A) the Provisional Legislative Council or the Legislative Council;

(B) the Provisional Urban Council or the Provisional Regional Council or a body which is the successor to either of those Councils; or