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Third Schedule.

Duties of Chairman and

Vice-

Chairman.

Chairman to have casting vote.

Resignation etc. of

Chairman.

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and such member shall hold office as Chairman only as long as he is a member of the Council.

(4) No person shall be elected as Chairman under subsection (2)(c) if

(a) he would be disqualified from being elected or being appointed as a member under any of the provisions of paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of section 10: or (b) be is unable to comply with the qualification for member.

ship set out in section 11(1)(6).

(5) No person shall assume office as Chairman until be has completed a declaration of acceptance of such office in the form prescribed in the Third Schedule and delivered the same to the Secretary.

(6) The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall hold office for a term not exceeding two years and at the expiration of such term shall be eligible for re-election for a second or subsequent term of office.

21. (1) The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Council and of the standing committee and shall perform such other duties as are prescribed in this Ordinance.

(2) In the absence of the Chairman, or if at any time the office of Chairman is vacant, the Vice-Chairman shall preside and shall perform such other duties of the Chairman as are prescribed in this Ordinance.

(3) If both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman are abseru from a meeting of the Council or of the standing committee Che members present shall appoint from among themselves a tem- porary Chairman to preside at that meeting.

22. At any meeting of the Council or of the standing com- mittee the Chairman or other person presiding shall have an original vote and also, if the votes are equal, a casting vote.

23. (1) The Chairman may resign his office by giving notice in writing under his hand to the Secretary and the provisions of section 15(2) shall thereupon apply as if the references therein to the Chairman were references to the Secretary.

(2) A Chairman elected under section 20(2)(c) shall cease to hold office if he becomes disqualified from being elected or being appointed as a member under any of the provisions of paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of section 10.

(3) Where the Chairman resigns, dies or the office of Chair- man is otherwise vacated, a new Chairman shall be elected at the first meeting of the standing committee thereafter and he shall hold office until such date as the standing committee may deter- mine but not later than two years from the date of the last election held under section 20(1).

PART V

FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL

24. The Council shall

(a) exercise such powers and perform such duties as may, from time to time, be conferred or imposed on the Authority by the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance;

(b) manage such car parks and temporary car parks the management of which may from time to time be vested in it under the Road Traffic (Parking and Waiting) Regulations or the Road Traffic (Temporary Car Parks) Regulations:

(c) be the Board for the urban areas for the purposes of

the Dutiable Commodities (Liquor) Regulations;

(d) be the licensing authority for the purposes of licensing places of entertainment within the urban areas under the Places of Public Entertainment Regulations;

(e) undertake such other functions within the urban areas

as the Governor may from time to time direct.

25. The Council may, within the urban areas—

(a) establish and maintain places and facilities for recreation. relaxation, the performance of sports of any kind and the conduct of literary, artistic, musical or other cultural activities of any kind;

(b) provide, promote, sponsor, assist or collaborate with any person or group of persons whether incorporated or not in the organizing or presenting of-

(i) dancing, musical, dramatic or theatrical perform- ances of any kind;

Functions of the Council

a. 132.3

(Cup, 210, mb, lex.)

PCAp. 109, sub, seg.)

(Cap. 172. sub, ke.)

Powers of the Council.