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Article 218
 

(Provisions Applicable Mutatis Mutandis, etc.)


(1) Except matters prescribed in this CHAPTER concerning an overseas election, other provisions of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to an
overseas election within the extent not contrary to its nature. 


(2) When computing the period fixed by dates in this CHAPTER, the Korean standard time shall be followed.


(3) Articles 2 and 3 of the Act on the Direct Use of Revenue, etc. by Overseas Diplomatic and Consular Missions shall apply mutatis mutandis to the remainder of the budget for election management left over after a diplomatic or consular mission uses for expenses for an overseas election. In such cases, the “Minister of Foreign Affairs” shall be construed as the “Secretary General of the National Election Commission”, the “head of an overseas diplomatic or consular mission of the Republic of Korea” or the “head of an oversea diplomatic or consular mission” as “official in charge of overseas voting management”, and “revenue and expenses for the operation of an office” as “expenses for election management”.


<Newly Inserted by Act No. 11207, Jan. 17, 2012; Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>


[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 9466, Feb. 12, 2009; Act No. 11374, Feb. 29, 2012]