Suggested draft format

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(Name of Rules or Regulations)

Date of Promulgation:

Date of Coming Into Force:

PREAMBLE 

Introduction 

……….

Legal Basis

………..

Applications 

………..

PART I

Short Title

1. These Rules (or these Regulations) may be referred to as …

Definitions

(In alphabetical order, e.g)

2. election day means…

 

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PART II

Election Requirements

3. Electorate Criteria

3(1). Age requirement:..

………..

4. Candidate Criteria

4(1). Age requirement:…

………..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Repetitive subject matter in a piece of legislation is unwarranted.

For example, mentioning the age criteria at the beginning of a section, then making the same in the subsection is unacceptable and offends the principle of legislation drafting.

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PART III

How Election Conducted

5….

…………….

PART lV

Election Committee Powers

……….

Electoral Commission Powers

………

PART V

Miscellaneous 

……….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Team2@HKPEOC]

Hi DI,

Thank you for your advice!

[Author]

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