Local Councils (Association) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
L.N. 363 of 2021
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
(CAP. 363)
Local Councils (Association) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 72 of the Local
Government Act, the Minister responsible for the National Heritage,
the Arts and Local Government has made the following regulations:-
The title of these regulations is the Local Councils Citation.
(Association) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 and these regulations
shall be read and construed as one with the Local Councils S.L. 363. 06.
(Association) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal
regulations".
In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 4 to the principal Amends
regulations, the words "nine Councillors" shall be substituted by the regulation
the principal
words "eleven Councillors".
regulations.
Regulation 6 of the principal regulations shall be amended Amends
regulation 6 of
as follows
the principal
regulations.
(a)
sub-regulation (1) thereof shall be amended as
follows
(i)
the words "nine members" shall be substituted
by the words "eleven members";
(ii) in paragraph (b) thereof, the word "three" shall
be substituted by the word "four"; and
(iii) in paragraph (c) thereof, the words "in which
five members are elected, one from each of the five
regions" shall be substituted by the words "in which six
members are elected, one from each of the six regions"; and
(b) the first proviso to sub-regulation (2) thereof shall be
substituted by the following new proviso
"Provided that the Committee which will be
elected by elections to be held in October, 2021 shall
remain in office until October 2029:" and immediately
thereafter there shall be added the following new proviso
"Provided further that as from the year 2029
onwards, the elections shall be held every five (5) years
on the second Saturday of October following a notice to
that effect by the Electoral Commission:".
The Second Schedule to the principal regulations shall be
Substitutes the
Second
substituted by the following new Schedule
Schedule to the
principal
regulations.
"SECOND SCHEDULE
Regulation 6(1)
Northern
Easter Region
Western Region
Port Region
Southern Region
Gozo Region
Reġion
Il-Mellieħa
Il-Gżira
L-Imdina
Il-Belt
Ħal Qormi
Ir-Rabat
Valletta (Città
(Città Pinto)
(Città Notabile)
(Città Victoria)
Umilissima)
L-Imġarr
Pembroke
Is-Siġġiewi
Il-Birgu
Iż-Żejtun
Il-Fontana
(Città Beland)
(Città Ferdinand) (Città Vittoriosa)
Il-Mosta
San Ġiljan
Ħaż-Żebbuġ
L-Isla
Birżebbuġa
Għajnsielem
(Città Rohan)
(Città Invicta)
In-Naxxar
L-Iklin
Ħad-Dingli
Bormla
Ħal Għaxaq
L-Għarb
(Città Cospicua)
San Pawl il-
Tas-Sliema
Ir-Rabat
Ħaż-Żabbar
Santa Venera
L-Għasri
(Città
Baħar
Hompesch)
Ħ’Attard
Is-Swieqi
Ħal Kirkop
Floriana
Marsaskala
Ta’ Kerċem
Ħal Balzan
Ta’ Xbiex
L-Imqabba
Il-Fgura
Marsaxlokk
Il-Munxar
San Ġwann
Ħal-Għargħur
Il-Qrendi
Il-Kalkara
Santa Luċija
In-Nadur
L-Imtarfa
Ħal-Lija
Ħal Safi
Ħal Tarxien
Il-Gudja
Il-Qala
Birkirkara
Iż-Żurrieq
Paola
Il-Ħamrun
San Lawrenz
L-Imsida
Ix-Xgħajra
Ħal Luqa
Ta’ Sannat
Tal-Pietà
Il-Marsa
Ix-Xagħra
Ix-Xewkija
Iż-Żebbuġ
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