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CAP. 385]

Regional Council

[1986 Ed.

First representative member where no election held under section 63.

(Cap. 383, 1985 Ed.)

Tenure and acceptance of office of first representative member.

Election of first Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

First Schedule.

ballot shall be held in respect of these candidates and the candidate who receives the least number of votes shall be deemed to have retired,

following which, in either case, a further ballot shall be held.

(5) If after a further ballot held under subsection (3) or (4) an equal number of votes is again received by the same candidates, lots shall be drawn and-

(a) the candidate on whom the lot falls shall be deemed to have retired; and

(b) if one candidate remains, that candidate shall be deemed to be elected, otherwise a further ballot shall be held.

65. Where a District Board does not hold an election under section 63(1) the person who immediately before the commencement of Parts I to VIII of this Ordinance was a member of the Provisional Regional Council elected by that District Board under section 5(2) of the Provisional Regional Council Ordinance shall be deemed to be the first representative member for that District Board of the Regional Council.

66. A first representative member elected under section 63 and referred to in section 65 shall-

(a) subject to this Ordinance, hold office from 1 April 1986 until 31 March of the year in which the next ordinary election is held for District Boards; and

(b) comply with section 15 (acceptance of office) as if 1 April 1986 were the date of publication in the Gazette of the notification of his election to act as a representative member.

PART X

TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FIRST MEETING

OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

67. (1) Without prejudice to subsection (6), the members of the Regional Council shall meet on 1 April 1986 for the purpose of electing a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman.

(2) The Director of Regional Services shall make arrangements for the holding of the meeting referred to in subsection (1) and that meeting shall be conducted in accordance with those arrangements.

(3) The election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be in accordance with the voting procedure specified in the First Schedule.