Malta Council for Economic and Social Development Act

L.N. 209 of 2012

MALTA COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL

DEVELOPMENT ACT

(CAP. 431)

Malta Council for Economic and Social Development Act

(Gozo Regional Committee) Regulations, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 15 of the Malta

Council for Economic and Social Development Act, the Prime

Minister has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Malta Council for Citation.

Economic and Social Development Act (Gozo Regional Committee)

Regulations, 2012.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise Interpretation.

requires –

"Act" means the Malta Council for Economic and Social Cap. 431

Development Act;

"Committee" means the Gozo Regional Committee established

in terms of the Act;

"Council" means the Malta Council for Economic and Social

Development established in terms of the Act;

"enrolled" means enrolment with the Commissioner for

Voluntary Organisations under the Voluntary Organisations Act Cap. 492

which has been in effect for more than one year prior to any call for

nominations as stated in regulation 4.

The Committee established in terms of article 6A of the Composition of

the Committee.

Act shall be composed of the following members

(a)

two persons nominated by the Gozo Business

Chamber;

(b)

two persons nominated by the Gozo Tourism

Association;

(c)

three persons nominated by the Gozo Region

Committee to represent Gozo Local Councils;

(d)

one person nominated by the Gozo section of the

General Workers Union;

(e)

one person nominated by the Gozo section of the

Confederation of Malta Trade Unions;

(f)

one person nominated by the Gozo section of the

Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin;

(g)

one person nominated by the Gozo section of the

GRTU, Malta Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises;

(h)

one person nominated by the Gozo Diocese;

(i)

one person nominated by the Minister for Gozo;

(j)

one person nominated by the Gozo University

Group; and

(k)

three persons nominated by the Gozo NGOs

Association.

(1)

The Chairperson of the Council and the Executive

Secretary of the Council shall, by notice in writing, invite the

organisations identified in regulation 3 to nominate in writing persons

to represent such organisations on the Committee. Such invitations

may be sent individually or by publication in two newspapers, one

being in the Maltese language and the other in the English language.

(2) For each one of the persons nominated in accordance with

regulation 3, there shall be a substitute member who shall represent

the same organisation and who shall have the right to attend meetings

in the absence of the nominated member.

(3) The organisations referred to in regulation 3(a) to (j) shall

nominate their representatives and substitutes by a notice in writing to

the Chairperson of the Council and the Executive Secretary of the

Council and the Gozo NGOs Association shall follow the procedure

outlined in subregulation (4).

(4) In the case of the Gozo NGOs Association

(a)

the three persons to be nominated to represent the

Association on the Committee and their substitutes shall be

nominated by registered members of the Association which are

enrolled

Provided that any enrolled organisation which is

already represented in the Committee through membership in

any organisation referred to in regulation 3(a) to (j) shall

thereby be excluded from nominating representatives and

substitutes of the Association to the Committee and from voting

on this matter;

(b)

those members which are eligible under paragraph

(a), may indicate their interest in participating in the nomination

and election of representatives and substitutes of the

Association to the Committee at any time by means of a notice

in writing to the Gozo NGOs Association. The members shall

declare in this notice that they are not already represented in the

Committee through membership in any organisation referred to

in regulation 3(a) to (j) and the Gozo NGOs Association shall

rely on this declaration made by the members on this matter

without further enquiry;

(c)

such members shall provide full details of their

name, the full address of their registered office and the address

where they receive mail and their VO identification number;

(d)

the Gozo NGOs Association shall acknowledge

receipt of the notice in writing;

(e)

the Gozo NGOs Association shall verify with the

Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations that a member is

enrolled and may submit nominations for the purposes of these

regulations;

(f)

the Gozo NGOs Association shall keep a register of

eligible members for the purposes of these regulations;

(g)

the register shall be available to the public on the

web-site of the Gozo NGOs Association;

(h)

upon receipt of the notice mentioned in

subregulation (1), the Gozo NGOs Association shall invite the

members included in the register to nominate in writing

representatives and substitutes to represent the Gozo NGOs

Association on the Committee;

(i)

where the members of the Gozo NGOs Association

nominate six persons, three as representatives and three as

substitutes, which persons must be designated accordingly, then

such persons shall be accepted by the Association to be validly

nominated to such positions on the Committee; and

(j)

if more than three persons are nominated as

representatives and, or if more than three persons are nominated

as substitutes or there is no agreement as to who shall fulfil the

role of representative and who shall fulfil the role of substitute,

the Gozo NGOs Association shall hold internal elections among

its members included in the register, and the three persons who

receive the highest number of valid votes cast shall represent the

Gozo NGOs Association on the Committee and the three

persons who receive the next highest number of valid votes cast

shall be the substitutes.

(5) In the case of a resignation or retirement by any

representative, the substitute shall fill the post of the representative

who resigned or retired for the period of office remaining for that

representative, and the organisation shall nominate another person to

fill the post of substitute also for such period. In the case where an

election had originally been held, the person with the next highest

number of valid votes cast shall be the substitute also for such period.

(6) In the case of a resignation or retirement by any substitute,

the organisation shall nominate another person to be the substitute for

the period of office remaining for that substitute. In the case where an

election had originally been held, the person with the next highest

number of valid votes cast shall be the substitute also for such period.

(1)

The persons nominated or elected to represent each

organisation under these regulations shall be appointed as the

members of the Committee by the Prime Minister, upon receiving the

advice in accordance with article 6A(2) of the Act, by means of a

Notice issued by the Prime Minister and published in the Gazette

listing the said members of the Committee, identifying both

representatives and substitutes.

(2) Appointments shall be made for a period of two years

which shall commence on the date of the Notice.

The Chairperson of the Committee shall be elected by the

members of the Committee from among themselves by simple

majority, for a period of two years. The election shall take place at the

first meeting of the Committee.

The Committee shall have the power to regulate its own

procedure consistently with the Act and any regulations made

thereunder and generally accepted rules of order.

(1)

The Committee shall meet at least once every

month at such time and on such date as may be designated and

notified to the members for that purpose by the Chairperson of the

Committee. The time and date in which meetings are to be held shall

also be notified to the Chairperson of the Council on the same date on

which they are notified to the members of the Committee. The

Chairperson of the Council may attend the meetings of the Committee

as an observer.

(2) The meetings of the Committee shall be held in a place

designated by the Chairperson of the Council.

The quorum for a meeting shall be a number of members Quorum.

representing fifty per cent plus one of all the members of the

Committee. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the

meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to

such other day, time and place as the Chairperson of the Committee

may indicate beforehand in the notice convening the adjourned

meeting and which adjourned meeting shall not be held later than

seven working days from the date of the original meeting. If at the

adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from

the appointed time the members present in that meeting shall

constitute a quorum.

(1)

The Executive Secretary of the Council shall be the Executive

Executive Secretary of the Committee. It shall be the function of the Secretary.

Executive Secretary to

(a)

keep the minutes of the meetings of the Committee;

and

(b)

keep a record of the members present during the

meeting, the members who are absent and the members who are

excused.

(2) The Executive Secretary of the Council may nominate any

other person from the employees of the Council to attend the

meetings of the Committee in his absence and to fulfil all functions of

Executive Secretary of the Committee.

The minutes of the proceedings of every meeting shall be Minutes.

kept by the Executive Secretary of the Committee and shall be read

and approved at the commencement of the following meeting. The

approved minutes shall be accessible to the members of the

Committee at all times. The Executive Secretary of the Committee

shall make such approved minutes available to the members of the

Council, if requested.

The Council shall provide the Secretariat of the Secretariat.

Committee.

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