Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
Part 9—Division 28
Ord. No. 6 of 2024
Section 188
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187. Schedule amended (Election Committee)
(1) The Schedule, after section 5M(1)(a)—
- Add
- “(ab) has been convicted of an offence endangering national security;”.
(2) The Schedule, after section 9(1)(a)—
- Add
- “(ab) has been convicted of an offence endangering national security;”.
(3) The Schedule, after section 18(1)(c)—
- Add
- “(ca) has been convicted of an offence endangering national security;”.
Division 28—Amendments to Rural Representative Election Ordinance (Cap. 576)
188. Section 9 amended (when a Rural Representative is disqualified from holding office)
Section 9(1)(c)—
- Repeal
- “treason”
- Substitute
- “an offence endangering national security”.
189. Section 23 amended (when a person is disqualified from being nominated as a candidate and from being elected as a Rural Representative)
Section 23(1)(c)—
