(2) The Kuk shall consist of-
(a) the Chairman and two Vice-Chairmen who shall be members of the Executive Committee and shall be elected by the Full Council;
(b) a Full Council; and
(c) an Executive Committee of the Full Council. Full Council.
3. (1) The Full Council shall consist of Ex Officio Councillors and Spec-al Councillors.
(2) (a) The following shall be Ex Officio Councillors-
(i) the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Rural Committees, who shall be deemed to have resigned as Councillors on ceasing to hold such office, and
(ii) New Territories Unofficial Juestices of the
Peace.
(b) Special Councillors shall not exceed twenty-one in number, not more than seven of whom shall be elected by the Ex Officio Councillors of each of the three districts of Tai Po, Yuen Long and Southern District from among Village Represen- tatives or such other persons as may be approved by the District Commissioner.
(3) For the purposes of this Ordinance- (Cap. 151)
(a) the term "Village Representative" means a person elected or otherwise chosen to represent a village who is approved by the District Commissioner, the term "Rural Committee” means a Rural Committee being a society registered of exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance and approved by the District Commissioner, and on the withdrawal of such registration, exemption
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or approval the Village Representative, or Chair- man or Vice-Chairman of the Rural Committee, as the case may be, shall become disqualified and cease to be a Councillor of the Kuk or eligible for election thereto;
(b) the ter "Southern District" includes Tsuen Wan
District;
(c) where any doubt arises as to whether any person is a New Territories Unofficial Juestice of the Peace a certificate issued by the Colonial Secre- tary shall be conclusive as to that matter; and (d) (i) where the District Commissioner refuses to approve any person as a candidate for elec- tion as a Special Councillor or refuses to approve any person or withdraws approval of any person, as a Village Representative, such person may within fourteen days of such refusal or withdrawal appeal therefrom by way of petition to the Governor in Council, whose decision shall be final;
(ii) pending the determination of an appeal instituted under sub-paragraph (i), or where there is no appeal the expiry of the period limited therefor, no disqualification shall be be deemed to have taken place and no per- son shall cease to be eligible for election as a Special Councillor by reason of the District Commissioner's refusal or withdrawal of approval:
Provided that where a person, notwithstand- ing the District Commissioner's refusal or with- drawal of approval, is elected as a Special Coun- cillor during such period, he shall become dis-
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