Regulations, 2005
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
L.N. 387 of 2005
LOCAL COUNCILS ACT
(CAP. 363)
Local Councils (Association) (Amendment) (No. 2)
Regulations, 2005
IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 37(3) and 72 of the
Local Councils Act, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Justice
and Home Affairs has made the following regulations>-
The title of these regulations is the Local Councils Citation.
(Association) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2005 and they shall
be read and construed as one with the Local Councils Association
Regulations, 1994, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. L.N. 153 of 1994.
In regulation 4 of the principal regulations for sub-regulations Amends regulation
4 of the principal
(3) to (5) there shall be substituted the following new sub-regulations regulations.
as follows>-
“(3) The Committee shall, after consulting the Minister,
appoint an Executive Secretary>
Provided that where the Committee refuses or fails to appoint
an Executive Secretary, or a Deputy Executive Secretary, the
Minister shall appoint an Acting Executive Secretary.
(4) The Executive Secretary may be a public officer or he
may be appointed from outside the public service>
Provided that if the Executive Secretary is appointed from
outside the public service, the requirements of article 110(6) of
the Constitution shall be observed.
(5) The Committee shall designate a Deputy Executive
Secretary to exercise the functions of the Executive Secretary
whenever the Executive Secretary is for any reason unable to act
or whenever the office of the Executive Secretary is vacant.”.
Immediately after regulation 4 of the principal regulations, Adds new
regulation 4A
there shall be inserted the following new regulation as follows>-
to the principal
regulations.
“Qualifications
No person shall be qualified for appointment of
of Executive
an
Executive
Secretary with the Association if that person
does not produce a certificate, attestation, reference or
declaration indicating that he possesses those requisites
normally required for the appointment of an Executive
Secretary with any Local Council.”.
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