Elected members.

(8.18)

Third Schedule

310 Gotredule Past Isl Election Rule 386.)

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(6) If at any time in the opinion of the Governor a

vacancy exists in the Council by reason of the failure of

any body to nominate a member as hereinbefore provided,

the Governor may appoint a person to fill such vacancy, and

the person so nominated shall be deemed for all purposes to

be a nominated member.

The clerk of the Council shall cause to be published

in the Gazette notice of any appointment made by the

Governor in pursuance of the provisions of this sub-section.

(7) Subject to the provisions of this section a person

so nominated or appointed as aforesaid, shall be deemed to

be a member of the Council as from the date of the publication

of notice of nomination or appointment in the Gazette.

7. - (1)

Chinese race and ten shall be of race other than Chinese.

(1) Ten of the elected members shall be of

They shall be elected in the manner hereinafter provided.

(2) (a) In this sub-section

"Casual vacancy" means a vacancy occasioned by the

vacation of the seat of a councillor not of Chinese race

otherwise than on the retirement of councillors in a third

year under the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 11

of this Ordinance.

"Ordinary election" means an election of councillors

not of Chinese race to replace the like councillors on

their retirement in a third year under the provisions of

sub-section (2) of section 11 of this Ordinance.

(b) In the event of an election to fill a casual

vacancy occasioned by the vacation of a seat by a Portuguese

or Indian councillor, it shall not be lawful to nominate as

a candidate any person other than a Portuguese or an Indian,

as the case may be, unless at the time of nomination another

seat be held by an elected Portuguese or Indian councillor,

as the case may be.

(5)

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