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Emergency (Date of General Election) (Seventh Term of the Legislative Council) Regulation Part 3 Section 10 :(b) in relation to an eligible group—the amount set out as the group’s election expenses in the election return lodged for the discontinued election;

election return (選舉申報書) means the return required to be lodged in accordance with section 37 of Cap. 554, as read together with section 8(2);

nomination form (提名表格) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of Cap. 541D;

nomination list (提名名單) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of Cap. 541D.

10. Guidelines regarding Government’s payment in respect of declared election expenses

(1) The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (Secretary) may issue guidelines indicating—
 * (a) the manner and form in which a claim for a payment referred to in section 9(1) must be made, supported and verified; and
 * (b) the particulars that such a claim must contain.

(2) The Secretary may amend the guidelines, and a reference in this section to the guidelines is to be construed as including a reference to the guidelines as so amended.

(3) The guidelines, and the amendments made to them, may be published in any manner the Secretary considers appropriate.

(4) Neither the guidelines, nor the amendments made to them, are subsidiary legislation.