1988 Ed.]
Urban Council
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"standing committee" means the standing committee established under section 30(2); (Amended 9 of 1986 s. 2)
"Urban Council area" has the meaning assigned to it in the District Boards Ordinance; (Added 9 of 1986 s. 2)
"Vice-Chairman" means a person elected to be Vice-Chairman under section 20. (Added 84 of 1988 s. 2)
(2) In an election under this Ordinance, a person shall not have a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. (Added 84 of 1988 s. 2)
PART II
INCORPORATION AND CONSTITUTION
Incorporation
3. The Urban Council shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and shall and may sue and be sued in the corporate name of the Urban Council.
Seal
4. (1) The Council shall have a common seal, and the fixing of the seal shall-
(a) be authorized or ratified by resolution of the Council; and
(b) be authenticated by the signatures of the Chairman and any member of the Council, authorized by resolution of the Council either generally or specially to act for that purpose.
(2) Any document purporting to be a document duly executed under the seal of the Council shall be received in evidence and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be a document so executed.
Certain contracts and instruments not required to be under seal
5. Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed by a person not being a body corporate, would not be required to be under seal may be entered into or executed on behalf of the Council by any person generally or specially authorized by the Council for that purpose.
Urban Council
6. The Council shall consist of 15 elected members, 10 representative members and 15 members appointed by the Governor.
Tenure of office of elected members
(Amended 44 of 1981 s. 3; 84 of 1988 s. 3)
7. (1) The elected members shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Provisions Ordinance (Cap. 367) and shall hold office-
1988 Ed.]
Urban Council
[CAP. 101
5
"standing committee" means the standing committee established under sec-
tion 30(2); (Amended 9 of 1986 s. 2)
"Urban Council area" has the meaning assigned to it in the District Boards
Ordinance; (Added 9 of 1986 s. 2)
"Vice-Chairman" means a person elected to be Vice-Chairman under sec-
tion 20. (Added 84 of 1988 s. 2}
(2) In an election under this Ordinance, a person shall not have a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. (Added 84 of 1988 s. 2)
PART II
INCORPORATION AND CONSTITUTION
Incorporation
3. The Urban Council shall be a body corporate with perpetual succes- sion and shall and may sue and be sued in the corporate name of the Urban Council.
Seal
shall-
4.
(1) The Council shall have a common seal, and the fixing of the seal
(a) be authorized or ratified by resolution of the Council; and
(b) be authenticated by the signatures of the Chairman and any member of the Council, authorized by resolution of the Council either generally or specially to act for that purpose.
(2) Any document purporting to be a document duly executed under the seal of the Council shall be received in evidence and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to be a document so executed.
Certain contracts and instruments not required to be under seal
5.
Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed by a person not being a body corporate, would not be required to be under seal may be entered into or executed on behalf of the Council by any person generally or specially authorized by the Council for that purpose.
Urban Council
6. The Council shall consist of 15 elected members, 10 representative members and 15 members appointed by the Governor.
Tenure of office of elected members
(Amended 44 of 1981 s. 3; 84 of 1988 s. 3)
7. (1) The elected members shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Provisions Ordinance (Cap. 367) and shall hold office-
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