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Publication

of notice

of vacancy.

Qualifica-

tion for

registra-

tion as an

elector.

(Cap. 3).

14. When an ordinary member-

(a) becomes disqualified by reason of any of the provisions

of section 6; or

(6) ceases to be registered or entitled to be registered as an

elector: or

(c) ceases to be an ordinary member by reason of the provi-

sions of section 13; or

(d) dies; or

(e) resigns in accordance with the provisions of section 11; or () fails to complete and deliver to the Chairman within the appointed time a declaration of acceptance of office in accordance with the provisions of section 10;

(g) in the case of an elected member, is declared by the Supreme Court on an election petition not to have been validly elected,

the Chairman shall forthwith declare his office to be vacant by a notification published in the Gazette.

PART IV.

Franchise.

15. Subject to the provisions of section 16 the persons who shall be entitled to be registered as electors and to vote at the election of any ordinary member of the Council held in any year shall be those persons male or female, who on the first day of July of the previous year-

(a) were on either the list of special jurors or the list of common jurors prepared in accordance with the provisions, of section 8 of the Jury Ordinance; or

(b) would have been liable for jury service save for exemption)

on one or more of the following grounds-

(i) under section 5 of the Jury Ordinance;

(ii) on account of being over the age of sixty or of being afflicted with deafness, blindness or other such infirmity;

(iii) on account of exemption from jury service having been given by the Governor in Council or by the Supreme Court;

or have been omitted or removed from either the list of special jurors or the list of common jurors merely through mistake in the preparation of such list:

Provided that-

( a salaried functionary of a foreign government who is not carrying on business in the Colony shall not be qualified by this paragraph;

(i) in respect of any person exempted from jury service

by paragraph (b) of section 5 of the Jury Ordinance the production of a certificate from the head of his department that he possesses the qualifications set out in section wife of the Jury Ordinance shall be prima facie evidence of such (Cap, 3). qualification; or

(c) were persons permitted to teach by section 21 or section 25

of the Education Ordinance, 1952, or certified by the (33 of Director of Education as teachers in schools exempted 1952), From the Education Ordinance, 1953, by section 6 thereof;

or

(d) had paid tax assessed under Part III or Part VII of the

Inland Revenue Ordinance for the two years of assess- (Cap. 112). ment immediately preceding such first day of July and any two other years which qualification shall be deenied to be proved by the production of a certificate from the Commissioner of Inland Revenue to that effect:

Provided that the following shall not be qualified-—

(any member of the Police Force, which expression shall not include the Police Reserve or the Special Constabulary

(ii) any member of the Regular Armed Forces of the Crown.

16. No person shall be entitled to be registered as an elector Disqualifi

or to vote at the election of any ordinary member of the Council cation by who-

(a) has not attained the age of twenty-one years;

status.