Local Councils (Association) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003

L.N. 250 of 2003

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Local Councils (Association) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 37(3) and 72 of the

Local Councils Act, the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs has made

the following regulations>–

The title of these regulations is the Local Councils

(Association) (Amendment) Regulations, 2003, and they shall be read

and construed as one with the Local Councils Association Regulations,

1994, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

For the words from “The election” to “of the last election>” in

the first paragraph of subregulation (2) of regulation 6 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following>–

“(2) The elections shall be held every two years on the

second Saturday in April following a notice to that effect by the

Electoral Commission>

Provided that the Committee elected by elections held on the

1st December, 2001 shall continue in office until the next elections

to be held on the 10th April, 2004>”.

For regulation 19 of the principal regulation there shall be

substituted the following new regulation>

(1) “The Chairman shall be a part-time official

and the Committee shall pay to the Chairman such allowance

as the Committee considers reasonable, so however that the

allowance shall in no case exceed thirty-three per centum of

the honorarium payable from time to time to members of the

House of Representatives.

(2) Subject to subregulation (1) of this regulation,

all members shall serve on an honorary basis but shall be

afforded all such assistance by their employers as is reasonable

to allow them to carry out their functions in Malta and

overseas.”.

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