ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS)
REGULATIONS 2002

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Elections Act 1958 [Act 19], the Election Commission, with the approval of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, makes the following regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation, application and commencement

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

(2) These Regulations apply throughout Malaysia.

(3) These Regulations come into operation on 16 July 2002.

Interpretation

2. 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 Act;

"Adjudicating Officer" means an Adjudicating Officer appointed under section 8 of the Act;

"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 (a), 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 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 husband or wife at the date of application for registration as a Parliamentary or State elector.