FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1986
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ONE-OFF RULE FOR BY-ELECTION
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A SET OF REGULATIONS WHICH ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL TO REGISTER AS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORS IN THE 1986 FINAL REGISTER WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE REGULATIONS, KNOWN AS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL PROVISIONS) (REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS AND APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1986, PAVE THE WAY FOR ADVANCED VOTER REGISTRATION IN THAT PARTICULAR ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY.
EXPLAINING THE BACKGROUND TO THE REGULATIONS. A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THIS WAS A ONE-OFF EXERCISE TO MEET THE ONE-OFF SITUATION ARISING FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ON APRIL 1, 1986.
HE POINTED OUT THAT ON THE DAY THE COUNCIL IS TO COME INTO BEING, THE REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WOULD VACATE HIS SEAT.
+ IT WILL THUS BE NECESSARY FOR A BY-ELECTION TO BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILLING THIS SEAT, HE SAID.
LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ARE THEREFORE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR INCOMING MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL TO BE REGISTERED IN ADVANCE OF THE NORMAL REGISTRATION PERIOD SO THAT THE BY-ELECTION COULD BE HELD IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE.
+THE SET OF REGULATIONS MAKES PROVISION FOR THE REGISTRATION OF REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AS ELECTORS IN THEIR ELECTORAL COLLEGE CONSTITUENCY TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY UPON INAUGURATION OF THE COUNCIL.
+ IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE MODIFICATIONS TO APPLY IN 1986 ONLY AND EXCLUSIVELY TO MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, AND FURTHER FOR THE NAMES OF THOSE SO REGISTERED TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE EXISTING FINAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTORAL REGISTER, HE SAID.
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THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT DATES PROPOSED IN THE REGULATIONS, TOGETHER WITH DETAILS OF THE TIMETABLES FOR THE RUN UP TO THE BY-ELECTION:
(A) PERIOD FOR REGISTRATION OF REGIONAL
COUNCIL MEMBERS
(B) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF VACANCY
IN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTORAL COLLEGE
1.4.86
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18.4.86
18.4.86
/(C) PUBLICATION OF
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