Local Councils (Association) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

L.N. 240 of 2009

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT

(CAP. 363)

Local Councils (Association) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009

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

72 of the Local Councils Act, the Prime Minister has made the

following regulations-

1 . T h e t i t l e o f t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s i s t h e L o c a l Title.

Councils(Association) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and

they shall be read and construed as one with the Local Councils

(Association) Regulations 1994, hereinafter referred to as “the L.N. 153 of 1994.

principal regulations”.

It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti ta’ l-2009 Titolu.

li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Assoċjazzjoni ta’ Awtoritajiet

ta’ Gvern Lokali, u dawn għandhom jinqraw u jiftiehmu ħaġa

waħda mar-Regolamenti ta’ l-1994 dwar l-Assoċjazzjoni ta’ A.L. 153 ta’ l-1994.

Awtoritajiet ta’ Gvern Lokali, hawnhekk iżjed ’il quddiem imsejħa

“ir-regolamenti prinċipali”.

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 4 of the principal Amends

regulations, for the word “six” there shall be substituted the word regulation

“nine”.

Regulation 6 of the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a) in sub-regulation (1) thereof, for the words

from “The six members” up to the words “in each one of the

regions:” there shall be substituted the following

“(1) The nine members of the Executive

Committee shall be elected upon the principal of

proportional representation by means of the single

transferable vote as separately applicable to each of two

lists as follows

(a) the Chairman who is elected from

amongst all Councillors;

(b) a general list, from which three members

are elected by and from among all Councillors in

office;

(c) a regional list, in which five members

are elected, one from each of the five regions

established in the Second Schedule, by and from

among all Councillors in office representing the

localities in each one of the regions:”;

(b) In sub-regulation (2) thereof, for the words from

“Provided that if the election for the Committee” to the

words “the term of office of the previous councillors has been

extended”, there shall be substituted the words

“Provided that if the election for the Committee is

due to be held within three months before the holding

of General Elections, or referenda, or elections for

Local Councils, the election may be postponed to a date

determined by the Minister, but in any case not later

than three months following the holding of such General

Elections, referenda or elections for Local Councils, as

the case may be

Provided further that in the event that the election

is so postponed, the next elections for the Committee

will be held as provided in this regulation”.;

(c) in sub-regulation (3) thereof, for the words “The

Council Secretary” there shall be substituted the words “The

Executive Secretary of the Local Council”.; and

(d) In sub-regulation (6) of regulation 6 thereof, for

the words from “in these regulations”, to the words “ in the

statute of the Congress” there shall be substituted the words”

in these regulations, the Executive Secretary shall inform the

Electoral Commission to hold elections to fill vacant posts

according to these regulations.”.

In regulation 7 of the principal regulations, for the words

from “written notification of such vacancy shall be sent to” to the

words “ to fill the seat vacated” there shall be substituted the words

“written notification of such vacancy shall be sent to the Electoral

Commission by the Executive Secretary within two days after the

vacancy has occurred. The Commission shall, within three days

from the date of the notification by the Executive Secretary, give

notice, to be published in the Gazette, of an election to fill the seat

vacated.”.

In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 11 of the principal

regulations, for the words from “The Committee members shall

attend all meetings of the Committee”, to the words “ within a

period of six months:” there shall be substituted the words”(1) The

Committee members shall attend all meetings of the Committee.

The Committee may declare a seat to be vacant on failure of the

member to attend six consecutive Committee meetings or in the

aggregate if he attends less than one-third of the meetings called

within a period of six months:”.

For the Second Schedule to the principal regulations Substitutes the Second

there shall be substituted the following

“SECOND SCHEDULE

Regulation 6(1)

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