2 -
In connection with the above amendments, it is
l.c. necessary to define the meaning of a District Board meeting.
Clause 2 of the Bill stipulates that such a meeting should
l.c.
refer only to a meeting of the District Board itself.
Clause 3 of the Bill introduces a minor technical
amendment to section 9(4) (ea) of the principal Ordinance to`
bring it into line with the rest of the section which deals
solely with the question of appointed members.
The present District Boards Ordinance already
e.c. empowers the District officer to preside at the first meeting
l.c. of the new term of a District Board for the purpose of electing l.c. the Board chairman. However this provision does not cater for
situations when the office of the chairman is vacated and a
temporary or new chairman has to be elected during the term
l.c. of a District Board. Clause 6 of the Bill therefore amends l.c. section 15 of the principal Ordinance to enable the District
l.c Officer to preside at any meeting of the District_36ard for the
purpose of electing a new chairman.
adjourned.
Sir, I move that the debate on the motion be
Motion made. That the debate on the Second Reading of the Bill be adjourned.
Question put and agreed to.
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