CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 17

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In Buda

Resignation.

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Vacation of office by failure to attend meetings, &c.

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(c) a Justice of the Peace or Magistrate

within the Colony;

(d) a Commissioner appointed to administer

oaths in the Supreme Court.

(4) Any person before whom a declaration is authorized

to be made under this section may take the declaration.

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(5) The Governor in Council may alter or amend the

form in the said Fourth Schedule or prescribe another form

of declaration in lieu thereof.

Vacation of Office

25. A person elected to the office of Chairman

Vice-Chairman of the Council or elected, nominated or

appointed to the office of councillor may at any time resign his office by writing signed by him (in this Ordinance referred to as the "notice of resignation") and delivered to

the Clerk of the Council and his resignation shall take effect

upon receipt of the notice of resignation by the Clerk of the

Council.

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(1) If a member of the Council fails throughout

a period of six consecutive months to attend any meeting of

the Council, he shall, unless the failure was due to some

reason approved by the Council, cease to be a member of the

Council:

Provided that

(a) attendance as a member at a meeting of any

committee or sub-committee of the Council

shall be deemed for the purposes of this

sub-section to be attendance at a meeting of

the Council;

(b) a member of the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force

or the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Reserve or the

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps or the

Auxiliary or Affiliated Units thereof or the

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