2. Amendment of section 54 of the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance

Section 54 of the Local Authorities Elections

Ordinance (Chapter 262) (hereinafter in this Part referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection:—

“(2) (a) Any voter who is subject to a disability and such disability prevents the voter from voting in accordance with the directions given for the guidance of voters in the Second Schedule to the principal enactment, may be accompanied by a person who shall mark the ballot paper of such voter in the manner directed by the voter in the presence of the presiding officer and another member of his polling staff and cause such ballot paper to be placed in the ballot box.

Elections (Special Provisions)

A person subject to a disability who wishes to be accompanied by a person to vote shall be eligible to do so if such person produces a Certificate of

For the purposes of this section —

not be a candidate who is contesting at the relevant election;

not be a presiding officer, an authorized officer or a polling agent at the relevant election;

not be a person subject to a disability;

a total or partial visual impairment; or

a physical disability, which prevents the voter from validly marking his ballot paper.”.