Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act

2 (Repealed)

Part 2 Referendum on Scheduled Bill

3 (Repealed)

Part 3 Conduct of a referendum

Division 1 Interpretation and application of Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912

4 Definitions

5 Application of Act No 41, 1912

Division 2 Writ for the referendum

6 Issue of writ for a referendum

7 Form of writ etc

8 Statement of proposed Bill

9 Duties of Electoral Commissioner upon receipt of writ

10 Electors who may be admitted to vote at referendum

Division 3 Voting at the referendum

11 Voting on same day

12 Polling places

13 One vote only

14 Voting to be by ballot

15 Form of ballot-papers

16 Simultaneous poll for referendum and election

17, 18 (Repealed)

Division 4 Proceedings after close of poll

19 Conduct of scrutiny

20 Informal ballot-papers

21 Saving of informality

22 Duties of deputy

23 Statement of result, account of ballot-papers etc

24 Returning officers’ parcels

25 Poll for the district

26 Recount

Division 5 Return of writ

27 Return of writ

Division 6 Disputed returns

28 Reference to Supreme Court

29 Question

30 Powers of the court

31 Electoral Commissioner

32 Procedure

33 Order to be sent to House affected

34 Immaterial errors not to vitiate referendum

Division 7 Regulations

35 Regulations

Division 8 Offences

36 Construction of Division

37 Supply of meat, drink, entertainment etc

38 Bribery

39 Receipt of bribe by elector

40 Undue influence

41 Misleading advertisements etc

42 Misconduct at public meeting

Part 4 Legislative Council elections

43–75 (Repealed)

Part 5 Retention of privileges

76, 77 (Repealed)

 First Schedule (Repealed)

 Second Schedule

 Third Schedule (Repealed)

 Appendix (Repealed)

Historical notes