20 PART III
(Nominated members to whose nomination objection is taken and sustained.)
Filling of casual vacancy in case of chairman or vice-chairman.
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Filling of casual vacancies in case of nominated councillors.
from the Colony, upon the date on which his
office is declared to have been vacated either
by the Supreme Court or by the Council as the
case may be; and
(g) in the case of a nomination made under section 6
of this Ordinance, where the Governor in Council
has decided that such nomination is not valid,
the date on which the office is declared by the
Council to have been vacated.
29.
(1) On a casual vacancy occurring in the office
of Chairman of the Council an election to fill the vacancy shall be held not later than the next (ordinary meeting of
the Council held after the date on which the vacancy occurs,
or if that meeting is held within fourteen days after that date, then not later than the next following ordinary meeting of the Council, and shall be conducted in the same manner as
an ordinary election.
(2) A meeting of the Council for the election of a
Chairman may be convened by the clerk of the Council.
(3) On a casual vacancy occurring in the office of
vice-chairman of the Council, the Council shall, as soon as
may be, at an ordinary meeting of the Council appoint a member of the Council to fill the vacancy.
30. Subject to the provisions of section 32 of this
Ordinance, on a casual vacancy occurring among the nominated members of the Council (including any member or members
appointed by the Governor under the provisions of section 6 of this Ordinance) the body which appointed the councillor whose vacation of office caused the vacancy shall, within thirty days from the declaration of the vacancy by the Council, nominate a member to fill the vacancy and the provisions of sub-sections (3) to (7) inclusive of section 6 of this
Ordinance shall apply, mutatis mutandis.
(17)
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