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ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS) REGULATIONS 2002 Preamble In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Elections Act 1958 [Act 19J, the Election Commission, with the approval of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, makes the following regulations: PART I-PRELIMINARY Regulation 1.

Citation, application and commencement.

(1) These regulations may be cited as the Elections (Registration of Electors) 2002.

Regulations (2) These Regulations apply throughout Malaysia.
(3) These Regulations come into operation on 16 July 2002.

Regulation 2.

Interpretation.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "Chief Registrar", "Registrar", and "Assistant Registrar" mean respectively the Chief Registrar of Electors , Registrar of Electors and Assistant Registrar of Electors appointed under section 8 of the El~ctiQ!1sActJ.9jJ!
; "Adjudicating Officer" means an Adjudicating Officer appointed under section 8 of the EkctiQ!1sActJ95.S; "absent voter" means a citizen who has attained the age of twenty-one years on the qualifying date and is- (a) a serving member of any regular naval, military or air force of Malaysia, the Commonwealth or other country; (b) the spouse of a serving member of any force referred to in paragraph (aJ, who elects to become an absent voter; (c) in the public service of the Government of Malaysia or of any State or in the service of any local authority or statutory authority exercising powers vested in it by Federal or State law, who is on duty outside the boundaries of Peninsular Malaysia or Sabah or Sarawak; (d) the spouse of a person in the public service of the Government of Malaysia or of any State or in the service of any local authority or statutory authority exercising powers vested in it by Federal or State law who is living with her or his husband 1 , or wife outside the boundaries of Peninsular Malaysia or Sabah or Sarawak at the date of application for registration as a Parliamentary or State elector; (e) engaged in full-time studies at any university, training college or any higher educational institution outside the boundaries of Peninsular Malaysia or Sabah or Sarawak; or (f) the spouse of a person engaged in full-time studies at any university, training college or any higher educational institution outside the boundaries of Peninsular Malaysia or Sabah or Sarawak who is living with her or his hnsband or wife at the date of application for registration as a Parliamentary or State elector·,; (g)a.non:resIde!!tIegisteIedvoteLIesidi!
!KoVerseas,Who ..doesnotJal1with.in..Jhe des_cdpti.on.ofparagraphs{aJto.<Dofthi.s.deflnitiQ!!

; (hl.'!.voteLIe_siding.inP.eninslll.'!LM'!!ay.sia...an>!.is.Iegister.e,Las.J!!

!.electQLjP.a constituency in Sabah or Sarawak.

who does not fall within the description of P'!mgraphsJ.a.l.to_(O_o.fthIs..>!eflnit!on;.Q!

: (i) a voter residing in Sabah or Sarawak and is registered as an elector in a ".on_stit!!e_ncyjn._P_e!!i!!§nl.!jLMal,!ysI'!d~,h.o..doe.L!!.01..fa1.1::w.tthi!
!JhLdes_cript!o!.LQf PJiIagmphsi.'!Ho_<D..ofthis.deflllition.

Regulation 3.

Registration areas and registration units.

(I) Each Parliamentary constituency unit consists of the State constituency and the polling district and shall constitute a registration area.

(2) Each polling district shall constitute a separate registration unit in a registration area.
(3) The principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll shall be framed in separate parts for each registration unit in the registration area.

Regnlation 4.

Separate letter for each registration unit.

There shall be a separate letter or letters or number or numbers, or both, for each registration unit and such letter or letters or number or numbers, or both, shall be deemed to form part of an elector's number in the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll.
PARTll Form of Electoral Roll Regulation 5.

Entitlement to vote.

2 Aity-fegiffier-ed-vater--s!ffilI---be-enuded-ta--vate-at-a-Parlitlmentary-ef--Stllte e1eetiaJr.EYllry<;ili:z;el!whoj~q!!

!tUfillgJOYote"PW~1l~ntloArtkkJJ9oflheFllgeml Constitution shall be automatically registered by the Election Commission in the PJ:iIt<;ip!tLelectQmLrolLo[Jhll_~llPplemJ<nt~ryelll<;tOf'lLrolL~ngthe"lllll<;tor~lIO~llnml111 ~Plle"~[~jlLthll"Prill<;ill~Lek<;tomLroILoLtll"_~]Jppk!
!lllnt~rYlllll<;tomLJQIL~h!tl)b" entitled to vote at a Parliament~ or State election as a registered voter.

Regulation 6.

Order of names.

(I) The names in the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll for each registration unit shall be arranged in such manner as the Registrar may determine and shall be numbered in accordance with the directions of the Chief Registrar.
(2) The names of absent voters or members of any police force established by any written law in force in Malaysia, other than members of the Voluntary Reserve Force, who are entitled under the provisions of any law relating to elections to be postal voters, shall be shown in a separate list for postal voters at the end of each part of the principal electoral roll or supplementary electoral roll in respect of each registration unit in which such persons are qualified to be registered as electors.
(3) In the event a genuine clerical error is detected in the Ilrincillal electoral roll or the §Ullcle1!lllnt!tfY-electoml roILthll_,,"ffouJmIL!>JL correcteg-lly---!hll__R"gi'ltnlLin !tC<;o[d~n<;llwiththll_P[o<;,,"dJJLeH~jjtingJSLol>ill_<;tiO!J"-~~""llroyidlldin"s_1!hL"guLatio_ll l1Gl}llrtcL[llg!J!

!ttiQnLLLLfi,J_hJJU 9,_2Q lmg_s_ubrll$lJJ~tjO!J_~2~C;;U6)1lJld_m sh~IJJ)-,,_"~jmjlarly1tIlPliJ;ll];JlejrL~llJ;h alLe"",,nt.

Regulation 7.

Alteration of boundaries of constituencies.
Where in any year prior to the certification of the principal electoral roll or the the boundaries of any supplementary electoral Parliamentary or State constituency are altered by the Election Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Constitution- these Regulations, roll under (a) the principal electoral roll last certified or the supplementary electoral roll last certified, of the registration area in such constituency, shall remain valid until the next certification of the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll; (b) the Chief Registrar may- (i) make such necessary transfers of particulars of registered electors in the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll; (ii) make such other changes to, or give such directions in relation to, the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll as he may deem necessary or expedient in order to give effect to the alteration; and 3 (iii) give such further certificates in such terms as he may deem necessary or expedient.
Regulation 8.

Use of principal electoral roll or supplementary electoral roll in respect of new delimitation of constituencies for by-election to undissolved Parliament or State Legislative Assembly.
Where a new delimitation of constituencies has come into force, but the Parliament or any State Legislative Assembly existing prior to such new delimitation coming into force has not yet been dissolved, the certification under these Regulations of the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll prepared in relation to the new delimitation of constituencies shall be valid for the purpose of any by-election in respect of the Parliament or a State Legislative Assembly which has not yet been dissolved, and the Chief Registrar may give such directions in relation to the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll as he may deem necessary or expedient for the removal of any difficulty or otherwise, and may also give such further certificate or certificates in such terms as he may deem necessary or expedient, for the purposes of the by-election.
Regulation 9.

Electoral roll for the purpose of general election or by-election.

For the purpose of a general election or a by-election, the Election Commission shall determine the last certified principal electoral roll and the supplementary electoral roll, prior to the dissolution of Parliament or a State Legislative Assembly or a vacancy occurring, to be used in the general election or the by-election.

4 • • PART ill - THE PRINCIPAL ELECTORAL ROLL Regulation 10.

The principal electoral roll.


LlL-.The electoral roll prepared under the Elections (Registration of Electors) Regulations 1971 [P.O.

(A) 326/1971], the Elections (Registration of Electors) Regulations Elections (Registration of Electors) (Sabah) 1971 [P.O.

(A) 328/1971] and certified by the Election Commission on or before 31 December 200 I become the principal electoral roll under these Regulations.

327/1971] and 1971 [P.O.

(Sarawak) (A) the I1Ufsuant (lAtThe..elecMflLXQILsh!
!JL.cQ!lt<l.in Jhe.....!l<lmes, full addresses ..fl!l~Ld.etliil.LQfJll!

YQtefs,jnclmlinK.withQ!1tJimitflt!QIJ,.partic.

!1larsoLthejge.ntityc.aIllissuegJQt!Ie voter to the National Registration Act 1959 (Revised - 1972), PllJ1iClJll!

!LQLtheJg.elJti!Y.-2.ar!UssYGd.1Q_<lQy..s.elYj!1g_mem!2eLoUhe..Armed !

'Qfc.es..oLM<ll<lysi!'-,.QLQf.a!1yJ.oca.LfQIceesta!2Jisheg.!1ng.e.LanY..
:wJ:itte.n.Ja.W.in force in Malaysia where an official identity card or other document of identity is.nofmaIJY.is.sm~.d..tQmeillQefs.oLS1J.ch.

fQr2.esJ!n.9..P.flrti.c.1J.I<lXLQLa!1y_othef Qff,-ci!llid.entilY.

.c.ard_QLQtheL®C.l!illenLofjgell.t!ty...!s.SlJ.ed.JQ.oLhe19.Qy_a_YQler other than the identity card issued I1Ufsuant to the National Registration Act 19.5.9.CReyi.se.9.

:.J.9.121 ClliLhJ1PQ.s.talQI<lQ.sellL\lQters.shill1haY.e_fueiLJlal11.es..c.mssed.Q!ttlromJhe..pxillcil1a1 ekctQLal..mH,.}yjJh.

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!l.JIKtrI<:"d.Hl'l'" heing thC!lQprevj",tiollIi:JL thc.JerJTI "Pem~undi Pos" shown on an extra column on the extreme right against their naillC..flng.a...s.eparaleJ'.ost1\!tAbsentY.Qlers..RoILshliILbe.pxel1l!!e!UQ!

'...s!tdLllames .cmss.egQlJt.
the Registrar shall, every lli'Q thr-ee-·months, For the purposes of revision, prepare a I1fQYis.iQ.ll.aUist of the names of electors from the principal electoral roll who have died or have become disqualified for registration and the Registrar shall update the principal electoral roll by deleting the names of In electors who have died or have become disqualified for I1r.el'arJng.the.1\forem.ention.edJisL.the..ReKis.tLf!LshitU...oQt<lilllh.e..re!lnire.d infQ!l!latiQn.JfQmrePQ.rtsJQdged...with.lhe ..RQY.flL.Mal!lysia!1PQ!.ice.!
'Qfce, i!lfQ!l!littiQQ..m!

!int<line.d_.QY.Jhe.N<ltiQn.aLI~egis.tmtiQn..J2el1artllI.en.L.aJI.d....trne .cQJ?.ies.Qf®.cnJ.

!le!1ts.m1\!ntai!ledjnJII.eJ.egistry_of.the.cQ!trts, registration.

l1ublish in the Gazette the I1rovisional The Registrar shall list of names g.e.scrib.eg.jn..s.\!

!2reg\!littion.J.Q(2)..aQQy.e~..Qbje.cJiQns.misegJn.Les.p.ecLQLflny names..in.the.PfQyisi.Qnf!LJisLshitU.he...mad.e..Jn.the .1lIl!n.

!leL.s.eL.Qn.Ljn snbregulation 13(5).


Regulations 15.16.17.18.19 and 20 shall apply mutatis 111.utandiJ.Jo.QbJe9Jions..Il!ise!Lin.Iesp.ect.QLaJlJr..namS''§...!

!l.t.hepro.Yi.~i.o.na!.Jlst P!l.Q!.ishegp!lrs.!!fl.

!ltJothi.s.subre,gu!l!tiQ.n~ 5 , , PARTIV-THESUPPLEMENTARYELECTORALROLL Regulation 11.
The supplementary electoral roll There shall be a supplemeutary electoral roll which shall contain the names of newly registered electors and registered electors whose registration is transferred to different registration areas.

Regulatiou.12.

Application forrcgistration·or·transfer of registration.

(I) The Election Commission shall, °:.:n.:c:.6=...

: ..:.:.:.L...1.:..w:..::..o,..':.":.:".
:,:".ff:::,,,: by notice published in the Gazette, call upon- (a) every person who is qualified and desires-te-be-registered as a Parliamentary elector in any State; and (b) every person who is qualified and desires-t"..b'Hegistered as a State elector in such State, and who is-tlat-ak-eady-s&fegister-ed-under-these-Regillatioas-eHelng-alr-eady-s6 r-egistered-desires to transfer his registration to a different locality in which he is qualified to be registered, to forward personally his application to the Registrar of the registration area or the Assistant Registrar of the registration unit in which he is qualified as an elector or to any Registrar of any registration area or any other Assistant Registrar of any registration unit...An..eleglQLmi\Y.9!
!QQ~~.1Q ...YQJ~jll1!DY lQg.i!lity...l:YithiD_Jhe_ ..s.'!lliLs.tatLQf_..£QDstity~D.QY.,}Yhjgh_1:l~._iLq!

!.i!lifie<LJ.9....l>~ registered and shall be entitled to register to vote in the preferred locality.

(2) Every such application shall be made in Form A in the Schedule.
(3) The Registrar or Assistant Registrar shall forthwith cause an acknowledgement, by using the tear-off slip referred to in Form A, duly stamped by his official stamp, of every such application received by him to be delivered or sent by ordinary post to the applicant at the address given by him.

(4) A person is allowed to forward only one application for t!

'J!D.sfe.LQf registration on any revision ofthe supplementary electoral roll.

(a.AnY....q!!'!li..fi~.


!LekQtQLwllQj;c- ..D1IJnejs .. nQL!llre!l<!YsQ ..[egij;teIed_lI]1J1~Lt!

!ej;e Reglll!ltiQ!lS,ill!lys!!l>mit!l..91!limJ.Q.the.RegistmLQfJhe.IegistmIiQn.

!lrei\..QLthe Assistant Registrar of the registration unit in which he is qualified as an elector, l:YhQ..shi\lJjmmediate\y_CllJJ~the-!!!

!.l!1ifle_deleS1QLtQ_l>e.sQregistered" Regulation 13.

Revision of supplementary electoral roll.


6 , (I) The Registrar shall, once every thr""e L""'o months, revise the supplementary electoral roll of the registration area for which he is appointed.
the name of any person should be entered or (2) For the purpose of revising the supplementary electoral roll and of satisfying himself as to the qualification of any person for registration or determining retained in the whether supplementary electoral roll or expunged from the supplementary electoral roll, the Registrar may either make such house to house or other inquiry as he may deem necessary by himself or through any person appointed by him in writing in that behalf or may send a notice requiring information to the person from whom the information is required by ordinary letter addressed to such person or by delivering such notice to him personally or to an adult member of his household.
(3) If any person whose name is on the supplementary electoral roll fails to give such information to the Registrar with regard to his own qualification for registration within seven days after service upon him by the Registrar of a notice under subregulation (2), he shall, in addition to any penalty prescribed by any written law, have his name expunged from the supplementary electoral roll.
(4) Every person appointed by a Registrar under subregulation (2) to whom any information relating to the qualification of any person for registration or relevant for determining whether the name of any person should or should not be entered or retained in the supplementary electoral roll has been furnished or by whom such information has been collected shall forthwith furnish such information to the Registrar.
(5) On the completion of the revision of the supplementary electoral roll for any registration area, the Registrar shall give notice in the Gazette that the revision has been completed and that the revised supplementary electoral roll or a copy of the roll, is open for inspection fO.L1\JJ1i,timlJm_p-erioQ.Qfthiuy-Q!
!Y'>IDl<Lat such hours as may be stated in the notice at the office of such Registrar and that such part of the supplementary electoral roll or a copy of such part of the roll as relates to any registration unit in such registration area is open for inspection for li.ill.ill-iill\!!

!l p-erioQ_oIthiW_.>1ay.sJ!

!1lLat such hours as may be stated in the notice and at the places in the registration unit as may be specified in the notice.

The Registrar s.1:!1\lI..als.o..calJse..the.reyised.SlJppleillentwy.
!<IectomLrolLto.be.ayaila\JJeJoLP.lJbliq in-sp!

".ction.Qn.Jhe.._off!.ciaLwe.\:Js_!tLoLthe_ ElectiO!1 cornmissio!

!...for.JL minimum period of thirty days.

(sAJIhechieLRegislr.aL.shalL.PlJblisha notice in.

l"'!o ..nationaI.u!

""",sP.ap-ersJo annO!lllceJhep-ublicatiouoLthe.G@ctlc.a_n>1jn.forme.J!.efYelectoLbY.po.stjfJh"y haY!"..been_shifteQJo.an.ofucLp.o_lling_c.entre..
(6) Notice under subregulation (5) may be given by- (aj the Chief Registrar to apply to the supplementary electoral roll of more than one registration area; and 7 , (b) the Registrar to apply to the supplementary electoral roll of a registration area or a registration unit 14.

Claims during revision of supplementary electoral roll.
(I) Any person who has--applied q\H!UjjJl~_to be registered in the supplementary electoral roll for any registration area for which he is qualified to be so if his name has been omitted from the supplementary registered may, electoral roll, submit a claim to the Registrar to whom he has made the application to have his name entered in the supplementary electoral roll.
(2) Every claim by the person referred to in subregulation (I), hereinafter referred to as the "claimant", shall be made in Form B in the Schedule and shall be delivered to the Registrar of his registration area within seven-thirty days from the date on which the supplementary electoral roll is open for inspection as stated in the notice referred in subregulation 13(5).
(3) Within seven days after the expiration of the period for making a claim, the Registrar shall exhibit in a conspicuous place in his office a notice containing the names and addresses of the claimants.
(4) Upon receipt of a claim under this regulation, the Registrar may, ifhe is of the opinion that the particulars given in the claim are insufficient, request for further information from the claimant who shall furnish the information within seven days from the date he receives such request (5) Where the claimant fails to furnish the information in the manner provided for in subregulation (4), the claim shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and the Register shall take no further action.

Regulation 15.
Regulation 15.

Objections during revision of supplementary electoral roll.
(I) Any person whose name appears- (a) in the principal electoral roll-foFthe·-registration-areaforwhich--he--is"'[ualified to-be-reg-ister-ed, may object to the inclusion of his name or the name of any other person in the supplementary electoral roll; or (b) in the supplementary electoral roll for the registration area for which he is qualified to be registered, may object to the inclusion of his name in the supplementary electoral roll where the registration area of the person has been ch,mgJld_witholllanapp!ki\tioJLsJJIlJnitt",dJ"yJh",p",rs9n.
(2) Every objection by the person referred to in subregulation (I), hereinafter referred to as the "objector", shall be made in Form C in the Schedule and shall be delivered to the Registrar of his registration area within seveu--th1m.days from the date on which the supplementary electoral roll is open for inspection as stated in the notice referred to in subregulation 13(5) or in the case of an objection to the 8 , insertion in the supplementary electoral roll of the name of a claimant, within seven-thi!tY..days from the date on which the notice containing the names of the claimants is first exhibited under subregulation 14(3).
(3) The objector is allowed to object·once only-and· the-number· ofpersons·jn·Tegard·to whom·thenbjector-is···"llowe<J..t(}·objeet·Bhall·-not·-ex-eeed-tenfor the same person(s) Q!!9_e.Ql)jy.

(4) The abjeelar shall pay a roe of len ringgil for eaeh persan la v;flam he objeets.
(5) Upon receipt of an objection under this regulation, the Registrar may, if he is of the opinion that the particulars given in the objection are insufficient, request for further information from the objector who shall furnish the information within seven days from the date he receives such request.

(6) Where the objector fails to furnish the information in the manner provided for in subregulation (5), the objection shall be deemed to have been withdrawn and the Registrar shall take no further action.
(7t If the Registrar is of the opinion that the objector is not entitled to object, he may disallow the objection and shall so inform the objector.

(8) _The Registrar shall- (a) in any case where he is satisfied that the particulars given in an objection are sufficient; or (b) upon receipt of the information requested for under subregulation (5), forthwith send a notice of the objection to the person in regard to whom the objection has been made in Form D in the Schedule.

Regulation 16.
Regulation 16.

Disallowance of claim or objection.
If the Registrar is of the opinion that a claim or objection cannot be allowed because- (a) the matter has been concluded by the decision ofa court; or (b) the particulars given in a claim or objection do not entitle the claimant or objector to succeed, he may send to the claimant or objector a notice stating his opinion and the grounds for his opinion and that he intends to disallow the claim or objection unless the claimant or objector gives him notice within seven days from the date of the first-mentioned notice that he requires the claim or objection to be heard and, if the Registrar receives no such notice within the said time, he may disallow the claim or objection.
Regulation 17.

Public inquiry.
9 (I) Subject to regulations 14, 15 and 16, the Registrar shall, as soon as practicahle after receiving a claim for or an objection to the inclusion of any name in the supplementary electoral roll, hold a public inquiry into the claim or objection which has been duly made, giving not less than seven days' notice in Form E in the Schedule to the claimant or the objector or the person in regard to whom the objection has been made and any person who appears to the Registrar to be interested in or affected by the inquiry may appear in person and be heard.
(2) Where an ohjection is made to the insertion of any name in the supplementary electoral roll, the Registrar shall, at the public inquiry, call upon the objector to give prima facie proof of the grounds for the ohjection.
(3) If such prima facie proof as aforesaid is given, the Registrar shall require proof of the qualification of the person in regard to whom the objection has been made, and~ (a) if such person's qualification is not proved to the Registrar's satisfaction, shall expunge such person's name from, or, as the case may be, refuse to include such person's name in the supplementary electoral roll; (b) if such person's qualification is so proved, shall retain such person's name, or, as the case may be, include such person's name in the supplementary electoral roll.
(c) iuJ:!le..

g!!se.of!!

£h!!ngei!LJheregistralion.J!te<L.wi!

!lolltan applicatiQ!!

~llbITIitteQ~frgJILSllCL'!.P.eIsou.J!mLthe ..Reg.\$jr'!Lis.J:!.ot .ableJ!Ul!

:Oye..the eKiste1Jc.e.o[~IlChJ!I1.appli.Clljj.on,th.e.Regi§trllLshJ!ILJQI:thwith.Ieinst!

!teJhe :\Tiller to his original registration area and the voter shall be compensated in the sllm.oLR.inggitlwo.. Hllu4reQ..

Q111YL.

!>yJheJ;;legtion ..c.Q11l11li~siongff!c.er responsible.JQrlhis.lIctiQn.lInQ.Y-'heIeitis.nQtpo.ssibleJQ.jQenli.
!YJhe.persQn resp.Q!1.sible.Jhe_compensation shall be borne by the Election Commission.

(d) AILElectiQnCom11lissiQnomceLresp.on~ibleJQL.a.brel!ch..oLhjs..d!lties.

!lnQer subregulation (c) above shall be suspended immediatelY-11ending.prosecution anQsh.!!ll.b.eJiable,.Qn.gQnYict.i.Qn,JQjmPIis.o~nmentfQL!

!termnoLeKcee.ding twQye!!rsQItQ!!f!nenoLeKCeedingJiYe..thQll§!

!ndringgit.QLt.obQllLsygh imPIi~Q.!!m!mL!!!!4.fjne"j!L!!c.c.QId!

!nc~e..with S.eclion.'!..oftheJ;;le.£liQ.!!.
Offencyl' AC.l.J..95.4.• (4) If at a public inquiry into any objection, the objector fails to appear or appears but fails to give such prima facie proof as aforesaid, then- (a) if the objection is to the inclusion in the supplementary electoral roll of the name of a person appearing in the roll, the Registrar shall retain such person's name in the supplementary electoral roll without calling upon such person to prove his qualification; 10 , , (b) if the objection is to the inclusion in the supplementary electoral roll of the name of any claimant, the Registrar shall require proof of the qualification of the claimant and- (i) if the claimant's qualification is not proved to the Registrar's satisfaction, shall refuse to include the claimant's name in the supplementary electoral roll; (ii) if the claimant's qualification is proved, shall include the claimant's name in the supplementary electoral roll.
(5) Without prejudice to subregulation (2), the absence or non-attendance of the person in regard to whom objection has been made at such public inquiry shall not relieve the objector from giving such prima facie proof to establish the fact that the name of the person in regard to whom objection has been made improperly appears, or is not entitled to remain, in the supplementary electoral roll.
(6) Before proceeding to hear the objection at such public inquiry, the Registrar shall be satisfied that the person in regard to whom objection has been made has been served with a notice in Form E in the Schedule.

(7) If such prima facie proof is given in the absence of the person in regard to whom objection has been made, it shall be lawful for the Registrar to expunge such person's name from, or refuse to include such person's name in, the supplementary electoral roll, as the case may be.
(8) If no such prima facie proof is given by the objector, the Registrar shall retain such person's name in the supplementary electoral roll.

Regulation 18.
Regulation 18.

Objection without reasonable cause If an objection is made and is disallowed by the Registrar and, in his opinion, the objection was made without reasonable cause, the Registrar may, in writing, order the objector to pay to the person in regard to whom objection has been made a sum of money not exceeding two hundred ringgit as compensation for any loss of time or inconvenience incurred by such person in consequence of the objection.

Regulation 19.
Regulation 19.

Withdrawal of Objection (I) An objector may withdraw his objection at any time not later than five days before the date fixed for public inquiry as specified in Form E in the Schedule.

(2) Where a withdrawal is made after the expiration of the period specified, the Registrar may, in writing, order the objector to pay a sum of money not exceeding two hundred ringgit to the person in regard to whom the objection has been made.

20.

Appeal.
20.

Appeal.

11 (I) Any claimant, objector, or person in regard to whom objection has been made may, if he is aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar in respect of a claim or objection, appeal to an Adjudicating Officer.
(2) Every such appeal shall be in writing and- (a) shall be signed by the appellant; (b) shall state shortly the grounds of appeal; and (c) shall be delivered to the Adjudicating Officer together with a fee of five ringgit, within ten days from the date of the decision in respect of which the appeal is made.
(3) An Adjudicating Officer shall hear such appeals in public after giving not less than four clear days' written notice of the date, time and place of the hearing of the appeal to the parties concerned and may at his discretion hear any further evidence.

(4) The determination of the appeal by the Adjudicating Officer shall, under these Regulations, be final-tlfl<hshall-net-be-ebaHenged-er-questiened--in,er-i'ever"Sed, a1t<l1'ed-er-quasbed-by,any-oourt-en-any-gr-euna.
(5) Without prejudice to subregulation 23(2), if at any hearing of the appeal- (a) the appellant fails to appear though he has been served with the written notice referred to in subregulation (3), the Adjudicating Officer may dismiss the appeal; (b) the respondent fails to appear though he has been served with the written notice referred to in subregulation (3), the Adjudicating Officer may hear and determine the appeal.
(6) If, upon an objection being disallowed by the Registrar, the objector appeals under to the Adjudicating Officer, and in the opinion of the subregulation (1) Adjudicating Officer the the appeal was made without Adjudicating Officer may, in writing, order the objector to pay to the person in regard to whom the objection was made a sum of money not exceeding two hundred ringgit as compensation for any loss of time or inconvenience incurred by such person in consequence of the appeal.
reasonable cause, (7) If any such appeal as aforesaid is allowed by the Adjudicating Officer, he shall have power to revise or cancel any order made by the Registrar for the payment of compensation by the objector.
(8) When the Adjudicating Officer has determined the appeals which have been lodged with respect to claims or objections, he shall forward to the Registrar a 12 , statement under his hand containing the names which he has decided shall be entered or retained in the supplementary electoral roll and those which he has decided shall be omitted or expunged from the supplementary electoral roll and the Registrar shall amend the supplementary electoral roll accordingly.

Regulation 21.

Recovery of sums awarded.


Any sum awarded under regulation 1L18, 19 or 20 shall be recoverable as though the order of the Registrar or the Adjudicating Officer were an order of a Sessions Court for the recovery of money by the person to whom such compensation is payable duly made in civil proceedings before such Court.

Regulation 22.

Certification of supplementary electoral roll.
(I) The Registrar of each registration area shall, as soon as possible after claims and objections have been determined, certifY the supplementary electoral roll for the registration area in Form F in the Schedule and shall, as soon as possible thereafter, give notice in the Gazette that the supplementary electoral roll, or a copy of the roll, is open for inspection at such reasonable hours as may be stated in the notice at the office of the Registrar or at such places in the registration area as may be specified in the notice.
(2) Notice under subregulation (I) may be given by- (a) the Chief Registrar in respect ofthe supplementary electoral roll of more than one registration area; or (b) the Registrar in respect of one registration area or one registration unit.
(3) The certified supplementary electoral roll shall corne into force upon the date of the publication in the Gazette of the notice under subregulation (1) and, subject to such alterations, if any, in the supplementary electoral roll shall continue in force until the supplementary electoral roll is merged with the principal electoral roll and then re-certified.

PART V - MISCELLANEOUS Regulation 23.


Notices (I) Except in the case of subregulation 13(2), all notices required to be given by a Registrar or an Adjudicating Officer shall be deemed to have been duly given if sent by registered post to the address, if any, given in a claim or objection, or, in default of such address, to the address given in the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll.
(2) A Registrar or an Adjudicating Officer may, from time to time, adjourn any proceedings before him under these Regulations to any convenient date, time and place.

13 , , Regulation 24.

Merger of principal electoral roll and supplementary electoral roll.
The Chief Registrar shall, after the revision of the principal electoral roll aod the certification of the supplementary electoral roll, merge the principal electoral roll with the supplementary electoral roll and re-certify the rolls which have been so merged after which the re-certified rolls shall become the principal electoral roll for that year.

Regulation 25.

Chief Registrar may restore name in the electoral roll.
(I) Notwithstanding anything in these Regulations, but subject to subregulation{5) sllbregullijions(5),(61and{7), the Chief Registrar may, at any time, on being satisfied that the name of any person has been omitted or removed from the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll as a result of any error or wrongful act or for any other reason, restore the name of the person in the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll.
(2) Subj ect to subregtlhlt-ien§:-(!ib!nd:{-61__Sl!lm"gul"tio_nLC5)~{(iJ.J!ll!t{lLthe Chief Registrar may, at any time, make such alterations or changes to the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll as he deems necessary for the purpose of- (a) carrying out the decision of aoy Registrar or Adjudicating Officer with respect to any claim or objection; (b) correcting aoy error or omission with regard to the particulars of the registration of any person; (c) inserting any new particulars with regard to the registration of any person; (e) striking out any superfluous entry in the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll; (e) deleting the name of any person who the Chief Registrar is satisfied is dead; (f) (g) striking out the name of any person who has renounced, or who has been lawfully deprived of, his citizenship; or in the opInIOn of the Chief striking out the name of any person who, Registrar, is not entitled, for any reason, to remain or be in the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll.
(3) Where an error has resulted in aoy person being registered as ao elector of a registration area which is not a registration area in respect of which that person should have been registered, ~u.bje_c1Jo__Sl!b~egl!lationsJ5), C6Jlllld.

(1),jhe Chief Registrar may enter that person's name in the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll for the appropriate registration area.
14 , (4) In exerclsmg the powers under subregulations §J!bregJ!latiQns_(J), ({i)and{7),the Chief Registrar- (2) and (3), §J!bje.9LJQ (a) may give such directions in relation to the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll as he may deem necessary or expedient; and (b) may also give such further certificate or certificates in such terms as he may deem necessary or expedient.
(5) No alteration or change pursuant to these Regulations shall be made to the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll for a registration area during the period beginning on the day of - (a) the dissolution of Parliament or any State Legislative Assembly; (b) the establishment of a casual vacancy by the Election Commission; or (c) the notification of such casual vacancy by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or any State Legislative Assembly, as the case may be, to the Election Commission, and ending on the day of the completion of the election_ fB-Subregutation-{§}-shall-i1o}-apply-to-any-·altefation-{)r-·-ohange-made·-pursuanHo r"0gh'!ati&n 7 6f lk.c:The-l!Mit:i~~r=!!!Q:,,-aLfm!!1.~L~1j'["fr!
'6ll1LoCllam~ pfop&sed-by-the·-e;hief-R-egistrar-shall-be·-subjeeted-to·-the-sam&-j'!r{)eedur-es··-<lf objections a§jn_sJJbreg!\J,!

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!s-fflliL~:iltfQ~Peet~a!1Ie§:::i!tthe PL(,)-"!siQnalli§t:PJlhlisheJl:Pll!lt\!aaH-Q!bi"-:!i\!hre!5l!l!1t!Qll, (!i)_IheRegi§tfaLsnalLgiYe __nQti.9l"jrLtneQ,!ggttgJh.atJne.JisLQLPersQnS_!1ddedQr removed from the principal electoral rolls has been completed and that this list of persol1sJQgetheI.

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Regulation 26.

Evidence on oath.
Evidence on oath.

A Registrar or an Adjudicating Officer may, for the purpose of considering or detennining atly application, claim, objection or appeal which he is required to consider or determine under these Regulations, summon any person to appear before him to give evidence on oath or affirmation, atld may administer any such oath or affinnation for such purpose, and may order the production of any document relevant to atly issue which such officer is required to consider and determine.
Regulation 27.

Free copies of principal electoral roll and supplementary electoral roll.
The Registrar of any registration area maY~h"U, on request, supply free of charge- (aJ one copy of the principal electoral roll atld the supplementary electoral roll to each catldidate at a Parliamentary election or his election agent; (bJ one copy of atly part or parts of the principal electoral roll and the supplementary electoral roll relating to any State constituency or part of such constituency included in the registration area to each candidate at a State election for such constituency or his election agent.
Regulation 28.

Sale of principal electoral roll and supplementary electoral roll.
The Registrar shall on application- (aJ supply to any--person--authorized--by-the-Eleetion-Gommission elector, copies of any part or parts of the principal electoral roll and the supplementary electoral roll from time to time in force so long as there are sufficient copies available after deducting the number which may be required for the purposes of atly election upon payment of a fee of twenty .fly',) cent for each page which contains fifty names or less; (bJ supply to atly persen-ftutheFizoo-by-the-FAeet-iea-Germnissien--"!y,,.1or, atly part or parts of the principal electoral roll and the supplementary electoral roll for each registration area from time to time in force in electronic form upon payment of a fee of twe-hufldroo fly',) ringgit-aad-ftfl-addit-ienftl-fee-ef-tweflty-eeat--fer--eaeh-f"ifty names-er-le9S.
Regulation 29.

Inaccurate description of names and places.


16 , No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place named or described in any principal electoral roll or supplementary electoral roll or other document prepared or issued under or for the purposes of these Regulations shall in any way affect the operation of these Regulations as respects that person or place if that person or place is designated in the principal electoral roll or the supplementary electoral roll or document as to be identifiable.
Regulation 30.

Publication of notice.
Where any notice is required by these Regulations to be published and, in the opinion of the authority who is required to publish such notice, the prescribed mode of publication does not give sufficient publicity to the notice, he may, in addition to publishing the notice as required by these Regulations, exhibit copies of the notice in conspicuous places within the constituency to which the notice relates or take such other steps as he may deem necessary for giving publicity to the notice.

Regulation 31.
Regulation 31.

Revocation.

The Elections (Registration of Electors) Regulations 1971 [P.u.

(Sarawak) (Registration of Electors) Regulations Elections 327/1971] and the Elections 1971 [Po U.

(AJ 328/1971] are revoked.

(Registration of Electors) Regulations (AJ 326/1971]the (AJ (Sabah) 1971 [Po U.
SCHEDULE 17 , , This form is issued free of charge To: Registrar, Registration Area I Elections (Registration of Electors) Regulations 2002 FormA APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION Part 1 I apply to have mv reaistration.area-in the Principal·Electoral Roll transferred to the followina new renistration area: Locality 1.

~Elector Category 2.

Name Constituency Ordinarv/Absent Voter I (Name as in Identity Card/Armed Forces CardlPolice Card 3.
NRIC/Armed Forces/Police No: NRIC No (old) NRIC No (new) Armed Forces/Police No Applicant HusbandNVife 4.

Address(as in NRICNVorkino Address for Armed Forces/Police/Absent Voter) 5.

~Sex: 7.

Race: 10.

State 12.

SA 14.

Locality 15.

I declare that - - Male/Female 8.

Religion I 11.

Parliament 6.

Tel No.

9.

Date of Birth I I 13.

Po I .

b} I have been registered as an ordinary member/absent voter in the I a) I am a citizen of Malaysia constituency of : I I I 16.
I am aware that the penalty of a false statement is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a a fine not exceeding RM5000 or both, such imprisonment and fine in accordance with section 3 Elections Offences Act 1954.

Date: ~delete whichever is not apolicable .............................................. .........................
Applicant Signature or thumb print Part II (Declaration of Witness) (1) Signed by (or marked) in my presence by the abovenamed applicant who acknowledge to me that the contents had been read by him and I declare that I am a citizen of Malaysia who is not less than 21 years of age.
I I Serial No: Regulation 12 Part III For office use only Code: Category Sex: Race: Religion: State: Parliament: SA: PD: Locality: Part IV Date key in computer Name: Signature: Date: Part V Checked By: Name: Signature: Date: NRIC No.

(new) Witness'name Witness' Address I ~~~::~~~.~:........... ........................... Sir, your application for transfer has been registered.
This letter, however does not guarantee that your registration area-will be transferred and the transfer reflected accordingly in the principal electoral roll/supplementary roll.

You are therefore required to inspect the draft roll, when it is open for inspection.

If, on inspection, you find that your name is not in the said roll or the new registration area is not reflected, please call the State Elections Office earty to enable me to carry out further investigation.
Please bring this letter along with you.

Part VI Transfer of Registration Serial No Registration Area: I Date: • I ......................... • Sianature of Reoistrar/Deoutv Reaistrar/Assistant Reaistrar This form is issued free of charge Serial No: Elections (Registration of Electors) Regulations 2002 Form AA Application for Postal Voting Part 1 To: Registrar, 1.

Name (Name as in Identity Card/Armed Forces Card/Police Card 2.

NRIC/Armed Forces/Police No: 3.


Ballot a er to be sent to the followin address: 4.

Address(as in NRIClWorkin Address for Armed ForceslPolice 5.

·Sex: 7.

Race: 10.

State 12.

SA 14.

Locality Male/Female 8.

Religion 6.

Tel No.

9.

Date of Birth 11.

Parliament 15.

I declare that- a) I am a citizen of Malaysia b I have been re istered as an ordina member in the constituenc of: 16.
I am aware that the penalty of a false statement is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a a fine not exceeding RM5000 or both, such imprisonment and fine in accordance with section 3, Elections Offences Act 1954.
Date: *delete whichever is not a Iicable Applicant Signature or thumb print (Declaration of Commissioner of Oath/Notary Public) Part II Re ulation 2 Part III For office use only Code: Category: Sex: Race: Religion: State: Partiament: SA: locality: Part IV Date key in computer Name: Signature: Date: Part V Checked By: Name: Signature: Date: 13.
PD ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1 PO, (1) Signed by (or marked) in my presence by the abovenamed applicant who acknowledge to me that the contents thereof had been read by him and are true, accurate and not false or misleading.
Signature of Commissioner of Oath/Notary Public Registration Area: Date: Signature of Registrar/Deputy Registrar/Assistant Registrar This form is free of charge ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS) REGULATIONS 2002 FORMB CLAIM FORM TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with section 3 oflhe Election Offences Act 1954, penalty for false statement is imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or both such imprisonment and fine.
Subregulation 14(2) To, Registrar Registration Area I I, I.

Name: I I For office use only I Key-in to computer (Name as In the NRIC/Armed Forces/Police Card) Name: NRICNo·1 INRIC/Armed Forces/Police No.1 Apply to have my name entered in the principal electoral roll/supplementary electoral Toll for the Registration Area I 2.

"'Sex: Male/Female 3.

My correspondent/postal address: I Tel.

No.

I Signature: Approved by: Name: Signature: 4.


(a) I have made an application to the Registrar for the Registration Area ofl entered in the aforesaid principal electoral rolll supplementary electoral roll and enclose Part VI of my application.

I to have my name Date: *(b) My name was included in the principal electoral roll I for the Registration Area against the Serial No.
I I I Date: ................................................... (Applicant's Signature/Applicant's Thumb print) *Delete whichever is not applicable , , This form is free of charge ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS) REGULATIONS 2002 FORM C OBJECTION FORM PART I To: Registrar, Registration Area I I, Name: NRIC No.
(new address at INRIC (oId)/Armed Forces/Police No.1 declare that my name appear in the certified Principal Electoral Roll/Supplementary Electoral Roll for the Constituency of I I object to the name of the person mentioned below Registration Number and Unit Name of person objected to Address in the Principal Roll/Supplementary Roll he grounds of my objection are: Subregulation 15(2) PART III For office use only I Key~in to Computer Name: Signature: Date: Approved by: I Name Signature Date: The objector is required to submit: a. b.
If the objection is made against the address of the person against whom the objection is made, his new address certified by the National Registration Department (NRD).

If the objection is made against the person who is dead, his certificate of death certified by the National Registration Department (NRD).

My correspondence/postal address I Tel.

No.
I Date: (Delete whichever is not applicable) ................................................ (Signature/ Thumb Print of Objector) PART II (DECLARAnON OF WITNESS) (1) Signed (or marked) by the abovenamed objector (signature/thumb print of objector) Date of at I , Signature of Witness Witness' Name Witness' Address ................... ..... NRIC No.1 Postcode State: This form is free of charge ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS) REGULATIONS 2002 FORMD NOTICE TO PERSON AGAINST WHOM OBJECTION IS MADE To: Address: I Subregulation 15(8) I TAKE NOTICE that I have received objection to the inclusion/insertion of your name in the Supplementary Electoral Roll in the registration unit of I I and that 1 shan hold a pubiic inquiry into such objection.
You wiD be given not less than seven clear days, notice of the date and time and place at which such inquiry will take piace.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless you appear before me and show cause why your name should not be deleted from/should be included in/the list of electors, your name may be deleted therefrom/may not be included in the Suppiementary Eiectoral Roll.
The reasons for the objection are as follows: ............................................................... Signature of Registrar/Deputy Registrar Date: Registration Area I *Delete whichever is not applicable .
This form is free of charge ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS) REGULATIONS 2002 FORME NOTICE ) To: Address I Subregulation 17(6) I TAKE NOTICE that 1 shall hold a public inquiry into * your claim to have your name entered in the Supplementary Electoral Roll in the registration area of I * your objection to the inclusion of your name/the name of I in the Supplementary Electoral Roll in the registration are of I * the objection of I to the inclusion/retention of your name in the Supplementary Electoral Roll for the registration area of I at the date I I time I Ia.m/p.m I I I I .......................................................... Signature of Registrar/Deputy Registrar Date: Registration Area I * delete whichever is not applicable , , This form is free of charge ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS) REGULATIONS 2002 FORMF CERTIFICATION OF REGISTRAR Regulation 22 I: REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION AREA OF I I CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS THE PART OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS AND THE STATE ELECTORS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION UNIT IN THE REGISTRATION I AREA DATED .......................................................... Signature of Registrar/Deputy Registrar Date: Registration area I ,