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Legislative Council (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 Ord. No. 12 of 2012 Section 1 HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Rh An Ordinance to amend the Legislative Council Ordinance to impose a restriction on the nomination of candidates at a by-election of the Legislative Council.

Enacted by the Legislative Council.

1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Legislative Council (Amendment) Ordinance 2012.

(2) This Ordinance comes into operation on the commencement of the term of office of the fifth term of office of the Legislative Council in 2012.

2. Legislative Council Ordinance amended

The Legislative Council Ordinance (Cap. 542) is amended as set out in section 3.

3. Section 39 amended (when person is disqualified from being nominated as a candidate and from being elected as a Member)

After section 39(2)—