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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990

"AS THIS LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK IS ALREADY FAMILIAR TO ELECTORS ELECTIONS TO CANDIDATES, IT IS LOGICAL TO USE IT FOR THE DIRECT THIS COUNCIL.

AND

"THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE BILL IS THEREFORE TO EXPAND THIS PURPOSE, SCOPE OF THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE FOR SAID,

THE

HE

THE ALSO SEEKS TO CLARIFY THE BILL OFFICES OF THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE.

LIST OF

DISQUALIFYING

FIRST,

THE TERM "PUBLIC

OFFICE"

EXISTING IN THE

THE IN DISQUALIFICATION WILL BE REPLACED BY REFERENCES TO OFFICES CIVIL SERVICE AND THE JUDICIAL SERVICE, IN THE ARMED FORCES, AND IN SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC OFFICES WHICH SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED ON ACCOUNT

FUNCTIONS THEY PERFORM DESPITE OF THE PUBLIC

THEIR INDEPENDENT

NATURE.

"THESE

SPECIFIC OFFICES

COMMISSIONER

AND COMMISSION CORRUPTION, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS," SIR DAVID SAID.

INCLUDE THF

AGAINST

THE

GIFT

AT ARE

"SECONDLY, A PERSON HOLDING AN OFFICE OF EMOLUMENT IN THE OR DISPOSAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL ALSO BE DISQUALIFIED.

ONLY THOSE EMPLOYED PRESENT

TWO

COUNCILS MUNICIPAL

DISQUALIFIED.

BY

THE

GROUNDS "THIRDLY, THE EXISTING INDEFINITE DISQUALIFICATION ON

WILL BR OF DISMISSAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS

HARSH AS OTHER REMOVED. THIS DISQUALIFICATION IS CONSIDERED TOO

A DISQUALIFICATIONS WHICH ARE BASED ON MORE SERIOUS OFFENCES SUCH AS

OF CONVICTION AND IMPRISONMENT

ILLEGAL SENTENCE OF

PRACTICES APPLY FOR FINITE PERIODS.

CORRUPT

AND

OF

"FOURTHLY.,

VICE-CHAIRMEN THE POSITION OF THE CHAIRMEN AND

THAT THEY THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS WILL BE CLARIFIED BEYOND DOUBT

THE ARE NOT HOLDING AN OFFICE OF EMOLUMENT IN THE GIFT OR DISPOSAL OF RESPECTIVE COUNCIL," HE SAID.

URBAN

THE CHIEF SECRETARY MOVED SIMILAR AMENDMENTS TO THE PROVISIONS IN

LEGISLATIVE THE

COUNCIL (ELECTORAL

ORDINANCE, THE

THE DISTRICT COUNCIL ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE, AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ORDINANCE.

EQUIVALENT PROVISIONS)

BOARDS

"THE INTENTION IS TO APPLY THE DISQUALIFICATIONS UNIFORMLY

MEMBERSHIP ON THE OF

TIERS THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT," SIR DAVID EXPLAINED.

ΤΟ OF

THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO RATIONALISE THE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS.

KXISTING ARRANGEMENTS

THE STATUTORY

THE CHIEF SECRETARY POINTED OUT THAT AT PRESENT, PERIOD FOR REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS IN A GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCY WAS BETWEEN AUGUST 15 AND SEPTEMBER 30 EACH YEAR AND A FINAL REGISTER PUBLISHED IN JANUARY THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

WAS

/"THUS THE

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