Local Government Act (Cap. 363)

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. PART II
4. Art. 3 Establishment of Local Councils.
5. Art. 3A Work plan.
6. Art. 3B Candidature of sixteen (16) year old persons.
7. Art. 4 Constitution of the Council.
8. Art. 5 Persons entitled to vote.
9. Art. 7 Persons entitled to vote in a particular locality.
10. Art. 8 Election of councillors.
11. Art. 9 Casual vacancies.
12. Art. 10 Vacancy not to invalidate proceedings.
13. Art. 11 Eligibility for Election as councillors.
14. Art. 12 Persons not qualified to stand for Council.
15. Art. 13 Councillor ceasing to be qualified to stand for Council.
16. Art. 14 Term of office of councillors.
17. Art. 15 Penalty for unqualified persons acting as councillors.
18. Art. 16 Validity of acts done by unqualified councillor.
19. Art. 17 Resignation of Council members.
20. Art. 18 Councillors to attend all meetings.
21. Art. 19 Pecuniary interest.
22. Art. 20 Relatives of councillors.
23. Art. 21 Immunity from legal proceedings in certain cases.
24. Art. 22 Dissolution of Council.
25. Art. 23 Elections to follow dissolution of Council.
26. Art. 24 Oaths of Office.
27. PART III
28. Art. 25 Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
29. Art. 25A A person eligible to contest in accordance with article 3B is eligible to occupy the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
30. Art. 26 The role of the Mayor.
31. Art. 27 Legal and juridical representation.
32. Art. 28 Term of Office.
33. Art. 29 Vote of no confidence.
34. Art. 29A Convening of urgent Council meeting.
35. Art. 30 Vote of no confidence to be notified to Minister.
36. Art. 31 Casual vacancy in the Office of Mayor.
37. Art. 32 Allowances to the Councillors and Honorarium to the Mayor.
38. PART IV
39. Art. 33 Functions of Local councils.
40. Art. 33A Responsibilities assigned to councillors.
41. Art. 34 Council to make Bye-laws.
42. Art. 35 Procedure for making Bye-laws.
43. Art. 36 Penalties for contravention of Bye-laws.
44. Art. 36A Abrogative referenda.
45. Art. 37 Co-operation with other Councils.
46. Art. 37A Regional Councils.
47. Art. 37B Functions of Regional Councils.
48. Art. 38 Right of Local Councils to a judicial remedy.
49. Art. 39 Competition.
50. Art. 40 Acquisitions. S.L. 363.186
51. Art. 41 Projects co- financed by the European Union. S.L. 363.186 Repealed by: XXI. 1999.22.
52. Art. 43 Standing Orders.
53. Art. 44 Admission of public to meetings and streaming on the internet.
54. Art. 45 Information to be given as to meetings.
55. Art. 46 Facilitiesformedia representatives.
56. Art. 47 Committees of Councils.
57. Art. 47A Communities.
58. Art. 48 Council premises.
59. PART V
60. Art. 49 Appointment of Executive Secretary and Deputy Executive Secretary.
61. Art. 50 Appointment of deputy Executive Secretary.
62. Art. 51 Full-time Executive Secretary.
63. Art. 52 Functions of Executive Secretary.
64. Art. 53 Appointment and qualification of Council employees.
65. Art. 53A Qualifications of Executive Secretaries and Council employees.
66. Art. 53B Removal, suspension and reinstatement of Executive Secretaries and employees of the Council.
67. Art. 53C Data protection.
68. Art. 54 Status of public officers detailedon duty with Local Councils. Cap. 93. Cap. 58.
69. PART VI
70. Art. 55 Financial allocation to Councils.
71. Art. 56 Annual budget.
72. Art. 57 Method of supply of funds for ordinary administration.
73. Art. 58 Method of supply of fundsfor special needs.|
74. Art. 59 Five-year business and financial plan.
75. Art. 60 Councils may raise additional funds.
76. Art. 61 Paymentsinexcess of voted funds.
77. Art. 62 Approval of supplementary funds.
78. Art. 63 Limitation on investments and donations.
79. Art. 63A No donationb by Councils.
80. Art. 64 Ministermayorder production of books of accounts and other documents.
81. Art. 65 Appointment of local government auditors.
82. Art. 66 Additionalauditing responsibilities.
83. Art. 66A Precedence for funds and special schemes.
84. Art. 67 Regulations by Minister responsible for finance.
85. Art. 68 Powers of Minister responsible for finance under the Constitution.
86. PART VII
87. Art. 69 Appropriation of monies required to hold Council Elections.
88. Art. 70 Locality Meeting.
89. Art. 71 Public consultation.
90. Art. 72 Power of Minister to make regulations.
91. Art. 73 Offi cial Population Statistics.
92. Art. 74 Coats-of-arms.
93. Art. 75 Seals.
94. Art. 76 Councils may adopt historical names.
95. Art. 77 Councils not to have broadcasting facilities. Cap. 350.
96. Art. 78 Publication of the First, Second and Ninth Schedules.
97. Art. 79 Twinning.
98. Art. 80 Functions of the Director.
99. Art. 81 When a Council fails to conduct a function.
100. Art. 82 LocalandRegional Protocol.
101. Art. 83 Code of Ethics.
102. Art. 84 Protection and privacyofpersonal data.
103. PART VI
104. Art. 42 Assistant commissioners not to see vote recorded.
105. PART VII
106. Art. 48A Mixed polling places at residential homes and hospitals.
107. PART X
108. Art. 85 Election petitions.
109. Art. 86 Decision of returning officers on transfer.
110. Art. 87 Result of poll. Form of declaration.
111. PART XI
112. Art. 88 Notice of vacancy.
113. Art. 89 Nominations.
114. Art. 90 Notice of valid nominations
115. Art. 91 If two or more nominations,ballot papers of vacating councillor are examined.
116. Art. 92 Vacancy filled by co-option in special case.
117. PART XII
118. Art. 93 Making of contractsinrespect of election expenses.
119. Art. 94 Payment of expenses.
120. Art. 95 Periodsforsending in claims and making payments for election expenses.
121. Art. 96 Petty expenses.
122. Art. 97 Expenses in excess of maximum to be illegal practice.
123. Art. 98 Certain expenditure to be illegal practice.
124. Art. 99 Certain employment to be illegal.
125. Art. 100 Saving for creditors.
126. Art. 101 Return and declaration respecting election expenses.
127. Art. 102 Publication of notice in respect of return of election expenses.
128. Art. 103 Punishment on conviction for illegal practice.
129. PART XIII
130. Art. 104 Personation.
131. Art. 105 Treating.
132. Art. 106 Undue influence.
133. Art. 107 Bribery.
134. Art. 108 Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice.
135. PART XIV
136. Art. 109 Reasons exonerating candidates in certain cases of corrupt and illegal practices.
137. Art. 110 Power of courts to exceptinnocentact from being illegal practice, etc.
138. Art. 111 Authorized excuse for non- compliance with provisions as to return and declaration respecting election expense.
139. PART XV
140. Art. 112 Avoidance by conviction of candidates.
141. Art. 113 Avoidance of election on other grounds.
142. PART XVI
143. Art. 114 Publication of result of election and of counting details.
144. Art. 115 Preservations of documents.
145. Art. 116 Power of court to order unsealing of packets.
146. PART XVII
147. Art. 117 Penalty for giving false information.
148. Art. 118 Penalty for misconduct in polling places, etc.
149. Art. 119 Penalty for offences in respect of nomination, etc.
150. Art. 120 Infringement of secrecy as to manner of voting.
151. Art. 121 Prohibition of activities capable of influencing votersimmediately before the election.
152. Art. 122 Competent courts. Cap. 9. Cap. 446.
153. PART XVIII
154. Art. 123 Non-exercise of certain rights.
155. Art. 124 Right to information in electro-magnetic format. Form I, Commissioner Commissioner me God.) * delete
156. Art. 14A Formal records.
157. Art. 35A Breach.