Presidential Elections Act 1991 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Elections
8A. Consideration of application
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Subject to subsection (2), the Presidential Elections Committee must issue a certificate of eligibility in the prescribed form to an applicant if the Committee is satisfied that —
Presidential Elections Committee
“Presidential Elections Committee” means the Presidential Elections Committee established under Article 18 of the Constitution;
the applicant is a person of integrity, good character and reputation for the purposes of Article 19(2)(e) of the Constitution; and
the applicant has met the service requirements in Article 19(2)(g) of the Constitution.
The Presidential Elections Committee —
may, subject to paragraph (b), reject an application if it is not made according to this Act; and
must reject an application if the applicant did not submit a community declaration in accordance with Division 3.
To avoid doubt, subsection (2)(b) includes a case in a reserved election where the applicant does not state in his or her community declaration that he or she considers himself or herself to be a member of the community to which the election is reserved.
reserved election
“reserved election” means an election reserved under Article 19B(1) of the Constitution read with section 5A, but excludes an election which is an open election under section 5B;