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Chapter 547DISTRICT COUNCILS ORDINANCE
CAP 547DISTRICT COUNCILS ORDINANCE
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Cap 547Long title
19/03/1999
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Cap 547 Part IPRELIMINARY
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Cap 547 s 1Short title
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Cap 547 s 2Interpretation
03/03/2000
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Cap 547 Part IIDECLARATION OF DISTRICTS, ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT COUNCILS, DECLARATION OF NUMBER OF ELECTED MEMBERS AND APPOINTED MEMBERS AND DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES
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Cap 547 s 3Declaration of Districts
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Cap 547 s 4Establishment of District Councils
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Cap 547 s 5Number of members to be elected to a District Council and the number of members to be appointed to it
09/02/2012
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Cap 547 s 6Declaration of constituencies
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Cap 547 s 7Number of elected members to be returned for each constituency
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Cap 547 s 8Chief Executive in Council may amend Schedule 1, 2 or 3
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Cap 547 Part IIICOMPOSITION OF A DISTRICT COUNCIL
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Cap 547 s 9District Councils to consist of elected members, appointed members and ex officio members
09/02/2012
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Cap 547 s 10An elected member or appointed member taken to have resigned on becoming an ex officio member
19/03/1999
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Cap 547 Part IVMEMBERSHIP OF A DISTRICT COUNCIL
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Cap 547 Part IV Division 1Appointed Members
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Cap 547 s 11Chief Executive to appoint members and how long appointed members are to hold office
09/02/2012
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Cap 547 s 12Who may be appointed to a District Council
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Cap 547 s 13Appointed members to accept office
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Cap 547 s 14Disqualification of appointed members
27/12/2002
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Cap 547 s 15How an appointed member can resign
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Cap 547 s 16When appointed member's office becomes vacant and appointment of a substitute
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Cap 547 Part IV Division 2Ex Officio Members
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Cap 547 s 17Ex officio members to accept office
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Cap 547 s 18When the office of ex officio member becomes vacant
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Cap 547 s 19Disqualification of ex officio members
27/12/2002
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Cap 547 Part IV Division 3Elected Members
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Cap 547 s 20Who is eligible to be nominated as a candidate
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Cap 547 s 21When person is disqualified from being nominated as a candidate and from being elected as an elected member
27/12/2002
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Cap 547 s 22How long elected member is to hold office
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Cap 547 s 23Elected members to accept office
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Cap 547 s 24Disqualification of elected members
27/12/2002
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Cap 547 s 25How an elected member can resign
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Cap 547 s 26When elected member's office becomes vacant
15/07/2011
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Cap 547 Part VELECTION OF MEMBERS TO A DISTRICT COUNCIL
19/03/1999
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Cap 547 Part V Division 1When an Ordinary Election is to be Held
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Cap 547 s 27Chief Executive to specify dates for holding ordinary elections
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Cap 547 s 28Suspension of operation of District Councils to enable ordinary election to be held
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Cap 547 Part V Division 2Who May Vote at an Election
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Cap 547 s 29Who is entitled to vote at an election
15/07/2011
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Cap 547 s 30When an elector is disqualified from voting at an election
30/10/2009
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Cap 547 s 31Electoral Registration Officer to publish register for the first ordinary election
19/03/1999
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Cap 547 Part V Division 3Conduct of Elections
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Cap 547 s 32Vacancy in membership of elected members of a District Council to be declared
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Cap 547 s 33By-election to be held to fill vacancy in membership of District Councils
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Cap 547 s 34What requirements are to be complied with by persons nominated as candidates
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Cap 547 s 35Withdrawal of candidate's nomination
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Cap 547 s 36Who are validly nominated candidates
01/09/2007
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Cap 547 s 37Candidates entitled to send letters to electors free of postage
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Cap 547 s 38When ordinary election can be postponed or adjourned
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Cap 547 s 39What is to happen if insufficient candidates are nominated
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Cap 547 s 40When election proceedings are terminated or when an election fails
01/09/2007
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Cap 547 s 41System of voting and counting of votes
01/09/2007
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Cap 547 s 42Consequences of non-compliance with requirements of this Ordinance
19/03/1999
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Cap 547 s 43Misnomer or inaccuracy not to affect operation of election document
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Cap 547 s 44Election to be presumed to be valid
15/07/2011
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Cap 547 s 45Election not to be questioned only because of defect in the appointment of an electoral officer
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Cap 547 s 46Returning Officer to publish result of election
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Cap 547 s 46ACandidate declared to be returned is presumed to be duly elected
15/07/2011
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Cap 547 s 47Offences by electoral officers with respect to conduct of election
19/03/1999