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Emergency (Date of Election) (Sixth Term Chief Executive) Regulation Part 2 Section 5 : electoral officer (as defined by section 2(1) of Cap. 569) and the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee established under section 9A of Cap. 569 are not required to perform any function provided in any electoral law in relation to the discontinued election; and
 * (c) the electoral matters referred to in subsection (2) do not have any effect in relation to the postponed election.

5. Date of poll and nomination period at and application of electoral law to postponed election

(1) Section 10(1) of Cap. 569 does not apply to the postponed election, and the poll at the Chief Executive election is to be held on 8 May 2022 instead of the original date.

(2) Subject to subsection (1), in applying the provisions of any electoral law to the postponed election, 8 May 2022 is to be taken as the date fixed for the poll at that election under section 10(1) of Cap. 569.

(3) Section 15(1) of Cap. 569 does not apply to the postponed election, and the nomination period at that election is the period from 3 April 2022 to 16 April 2022 (both dates inclusive).

(4) Subject to subsection (3)—
 * (a) the Chief Electoral Officer must publish in the Gazette a notice which states the matters referred to in section 3(b), (c) and (d) of Cap. 541J; and