I tal-1997 - Att tal-1997 li jemenda l-Att dwar it-tarzna ta' Malta

employee may contest the election for the post of elected

member of the Council only if he is employed on the day that

the call for nominations is issued, and his nomination for

election is supported in writing by not less than one hundred

employees entitled to vote at that election.

(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the elected

members of the Council shall hold office for a period of four

years commencing on 1st April of the year in which they are

elected or appointed and ending on 31 st March, four years later

Provided that where a person is elected to fill a vacancy

caused by an elected member of the Council ceasing to be

such a member for any reason other than the expiration of the

period of office, such person shall hold office for the unexpired

period of office of the member he replaces.

(6) (a) Where a vacancy occurs among the elected

members of the Council, it shall be filled by the

employees of the corporation by means of an election

held for the purpose.

(b) where a vacancy occurs among the appointed

members of the Council, it shall be filled by another person

appointed by the Prime Minister.

(c) where the office of chairman of the Council

is vacant, it shall be filled by a person appointed by the

Prime Minister.

(7) Every member of the Council shall, on ceasing to

be a member and if he is otherwise qualified, be eligible for

re-election or re.-appointment, as the case may be.

(8) The chairman and the appointed members shall be

appointed on such terms and conditions as may be set out in

their respective letters of appointment. The remuneration of

the members of the Council shall be determined by the Prime

Minister.

(9) Any member of the Council may resign his office

by letter addressed to the Prime Minister with a copy addressed

to the Council. The elected members of the Council shall cease

to hold office if a request in writing is made to the Prime

Minister for the election of elected members signed by not

less than two-thirds of the employees of the corporation.

Where a request is made and signed as aforesaid, the Prime

Minister shall inform each of the elected members of the

request and the elected members shall thereupon cease to hold

office. In any such case the appointed members of the Council

shall continue to exercise all the functions, powers and duties

of the Council without elected members until these are elected

as provided in subsection (2) of this section. A member of

the Council shall also cease to hold office if he has such

financial or other interest in any contract, enterprise or activity

as,in the opinion of the Council expressed as a decision taken

by a secret vote, is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge

by him of his functions as a' member of the Council.";

(c) in subsection (10) thereof for the words "Whenever an

election of the members of the Council" there shall be substituted

the words "Whenever an election of the elected members of the

Council"; and

(d) in subsection (11) thereof for the words "office of the

members of the Council" there shall be substituted the words "office

ofthe elected members ofthe Council".

Dan I-Attjista' jissejjah I-Att ta' 1-1997lijemenda I-Att dwar Titolu fil-qosor,

it-Tarzna ta' Malta, u ghandujinqara ujiftiehem haga wahda rna' I-Att

dwar it-Tarzna ta' Malta, hawnhekk aktar 'il quddiem imsejjah "l-Att Kap, 207,

principali".

L-artikolu 5 ta' I-Att princpali ghandu jigi emendat kif gej

Emenda ta'

l·artikolu 5 ta'

l~Att principali.

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minflok is-subartikolu (2) tieghu ghandu jidhol dan Ii

(a)

gej

"(2) Il-Kunsill ikun maghmul minn chairman mahtur

mill-Prim Ministru u tmien membri ohra, Ii erbgha minnhom

(hawnhekk izjed 'il quddiem imsejha l-membri eletti) ikunu

eletti mill-impjegati tal-korporazzjoni bil-mod provdut b'dan

I-Att, u I-erba' membri I-ohra (hawnhekk izjed 'il quddiem

imsejha l-membri mahtura) jkunu mahtura mill-Prim

Ministru,"; ,

(b) minflok is-subartikoli (4) sa (9) tieghu ghandu jidhol

dan Ii gej

"(4) Kull impjegat tal-korporazz

General Manager, id-Deputy General Man

Controller, il-Managers fil-Personnel O

guards, jista' jkun membru elett tal~Kunsi

jista' jikkontesta l-elezzjoni ghall-hatra ta'

Kunsill biss jekk ikun hekk impjegat til-jum

glian-nomini, un-nomina tieghu ghall-elezz

bil-miktub b'mhux inqas minn mitt impje

jedd li jivvotaw f dik l-elezzjoni.

(5) Bla hsara ghad-dispozizzjonijie

membri eletti tal-Kunsill ghandhomjibqghu fi

ta' erba' snin Ii jibdew fl-l ta' April tas-sena l

mahtura ujaghlqu fil-31 ta' Marzu tit' erba'

Izda meta persuna tigi eletta biex

tinholoq minn membru elett tal-Kunsill l

membru ghal xi raguni Ii rna tkunx li spiCca z

dik il-persuna ghandha tibqa' fil-kariga gha

Ii majkunx spicca tal-membru 1i tkun dahl

(6) (a) Metajkun hemm vakanza fo

tal-Kunsill, din ghandha timtela m

korporazzjoni billi ssir elezzjoni ghal

(b) Meta jkun hemm vakanz

mahtura tal-Kunsill, din ghandha timte

mahtura mill-Prim Ministru.

(c) Meta l-kariga ta' chairman

vakanti, din ghandha timtela minn pers

Prim Ministru.

(7)' Kull membru tal-Kunsill, meta r

u jekk ikun xort' ohra kwalifikat, jista' jig

mill-gdid skond rna jkun il-kaz.

(8) Ic;-chairman u l-membri maht

b'dawk il-pattijiet u kondizzjonijiet kif jist

tal-hatra rispettiva taghhom. Ir-rimunerazzjo

Kunsill ghandha tigi stabbilita mill-Prim M

(9) Kull membru tal-Kunsill jista'

tieghu b'ittra indirizzata lill-Prim Ministru b

lill-Kunsill. ll-membri eletti tal-Kunsill ghan

mill-karigajekk issirtalba bil-miktub lill-Pr

elezzjoni ta' membri eletti godda li tkun iff

inqas minn zewg terzi ta' l-impjegati tal-ko

ssir talba u tkun iffrrmata kif intqaI qabeI, il-Prim Ministru

ghandu jgharraf bit-taIba lil kull wiehed mill-membri eletti

tieghu u I-membri eletti ghandhom jieqfu minnufih mill-

kariga. F'kull kaz bhal dak il-membri mahtura tal-Kunsill

ghandhom jibqghu jaqdu I-funzjonijiet, is-setghat u d-dmirijiet

kollha tal-Kunsill minghajr membri eletti sakemm dawn jigu

eletti kifprovdut fis-subartikolu (2) ta' dan I-artikolu. Membru

elett tal-Kunsill ukolljieqafmillijzomm il-karigajekk ikollu

dak I-interess finanzjarju jew interess iehor f'xi kuntratt,

impriza jew attivita Ii, fil-fehma tal-Kunsill imfissra

b' decizjoni Ii tittiehed b 'vot sigriet, x' aktarx ma jhalIihx jaqdi

sewwa I-funzjonijiet tieghu bhala membru tal-Kunsill.";

(c) fis-subartikolu (10) tieghu minflok il-kliem "Kull meta

jkollha ssir eIezzjoni tal-membri tal-Kunsill" ghandhom jidhiu 1-

kliem "Kull meta jkollha ssir eIezzjoni tal-membri eletti taI-

Kunsill"; u

(d) fis-subartikolu (11) tieghu minflok il-kliem "kariga tal-

membri tal-Kunsill" ghandhomjidhiu I-kliem "kariga tal-membri

eletti tal-Kunsill".

Section 6 of the principal Act shall be amended as follows

(a) for subsection (2) thereof there shall be substituted the

following: .

"(2) The quorum at all meetings of the Council shall

be halfthe members in office at the time plus one."; and

(b) in subsection (3) thereof, for the words "any of their

number" there shall be substituted the words "anyone of the

appointed members".

The elections for the members of the Council of Malta

Drydocks to be held in February 1997 shall be held in accordance with

the provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act, and the

members elected in that election shall, notwithstanding any other

provision of this Act or the principal Act, together with the chairman

and other members appointed by the Prime Minister, take office on the

19th February, 1997 and constitute the Council of Malta Drydocks, and

the term of office of the elected members shall expire on the 31st March,

2001. Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 22 of the 1st February,

1997. MYRIAM SPITERI DEBONO

Speaker

RICHARD J. CAUCHI

Clerk to the House of Representatives

Ippubblikat rnid-Dipartiment ta' I-Infonnazzjoni - 3, Pjazza Knstilja :' PIlMislled hy 'he Deparnnent qf In/ormation - 3, Castille Place