1988 Ed.]
Urban Council
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(7) For the election of a representative member in May 1991-
(a) an appointed or elected member of the Council whose term of office on the Council will terminate on or before 31 May 1991 and who has not been re-elected or re-appointed and who is a member of a District Board is qualified for election as a representative member of the Council for the District Board; and
(b) a person who has been elected as a member of the Council at the election held in May 1991 but whose term of office does not commence until 1 June 1991 and who is also a member of a District Board, is not qualified for election as a representative member of the Council for the District Board.
(8) Subject to subsections (4) and (6), each District Board in the Urban Council area shall, in the month following the month in which an ordinary election for the District Board is held, elect one of its members as its representative member for a term commencing on the first day of the month following the holding of the election and expiring on 30 September in the year in which the next ordinary election for the District Board is held.
(9) Where the office of a representative member becomes vacant under section 18, the District Board shall elect another representative member not earlier than one month from the date of publication of the vacancy in the Gazette and the new representative member shall hold office from the date of notification of his election in the Gazette for the balance of the term of office that the former member would have served if his office had not become vacant.
(10) The Chairman of a District Board shall notify the Governor in writing of the result of the election of a representative member as soon as practicable after the election.
(11) The Secretary shall publish notice of the election of a representative member in the Gazette.
(12) The Legislative Council may by resolution amend the Fifth Schedule. (Added 84 of 1988 s. 5)
8. (Repealed 44 of 1981 s. 5)
Appointment and tenure of office of appointed members
9. (1) An appointed member shall be appointed by the Governor by a notification in the Gazette.
(2) Subject to this Ordinance, an appointed member shall hold office for a period determined by the Governor. (Replaced 84 of 1988 s. 6)
Saving
9A. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent a person from being at the same time a member of a District Board in the Urban Council area and a member of the Council. (Added 84 of 1988 s. 7)