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Emergency (Date of General Election) (Seventh Term of the Legislative Council) Regulation Part 1 Section 2 discontinued election (已中止的選舉) means the general election scheduled to be held on the original date pursuant to the Chief Executive’s specification referred to in section 3(1);

election expenses (選舉開支)—
 * (a) in relation to the discontinued election—has the meaning given by section 2(1) of Cap. 554, as read together with section 8(2); and
 * (b) in relation to the 2021 election—has the meaning given by section 2(1) of Cap. 554;

electoral law (選舉法)—
 * (a) means any law in force providing for the election of the members of the Legislative Council; and
 * (b) includes any guidelines issued under section 6(1) of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541);

electoral matter (選舉事宜)—
 * (a) means an act that is done, or purportedly done, under the electoral law; and
 * (b) includes an election related document (as defined by section 103(4) of Cap. 541D);

function (職能) includes a power and a duty;

general election (換屆選舉) means an election to elect members for a new term of office, being the seventh term of office, of the Legislative Council;

original date (原定日期) means 6 September 2020;

Returning Officer (選舉主任) has the meaning given by section 3(1) of Cap. 542.