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Local Councils Act (Cap. 363) Administrative Committees For Communities Regulations, 2010 (L.N. 54 Of 2010 )



L.N. 54 of 2010

LOCAL COUNCILS ACT (CAP. 363)Administrative Committees for Communities Regulations,2010

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 72 of the Local Councils Act, the Prime Minister has made the following regulations:-

Title.

Definitions.

Councils obliged to establish Administrative Committees.

Election for members in the Administrative Committee.

1. The title of these regulations is the Administrative

Committees for Communities Regulations, 2010.

2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:-

“the Act” means the Local Councils Act;
“Administrative Committee” means the Administrative Committee elected from the community residents in terms of the procedure established by these regulations;
“Community” means the Community listed in the Ninth
Schedule to the Act;
“Executive Secretary” has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Act;
“the Minister” means the Minister responsible for Local
Government;
“political party” has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Act.

3 . E v e r y C o m m u n i t y s h a l l h a v e a n A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Committee to safeguard the interests of the community situated within an area within its locality having boundaries clearly delineated and bearing a particular name.4. (1) The members of the Administrative Committee shall be elected from the residents registered in the area of that community.VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA

(2) The election for the members of the Administrative Committee shall be according to the procedure established in the Third Schedule to the Act, except for the provisions in the following sub-regulations.
(3) The election shall be held over a period of seven hours and the counting of the votes shall be carried out in the same polling place, immediately after the time for voting is over.
(4) For the purposes of this election, the Idenity Card shall be deemed to be the voting document.
(5) The eligible voters are those registered in Electoral
Register and residing within the boundary of the Community.
(6) The Electoral Commission shall appoint two Assistant Commissioners, whilst every political party contesting t h i s e l e c t i o n s h a l l h a v e t h e r i g h t t o a p p o i n t a n A s s i s t a n t Commissioner each to perform their functions on an honorary basis.

5. The members elected in the Administrative Committee shall serve on an honorary basis are not entitled to any form of payment.6. The Administrative Committee meetings shall be held at the administrative offices of the Local Council or in another place within the Community as indicated by the Minister.7. The matters to be discussed during the Administrative Committee meetings shall be those only pertaining to the particular community.8. The Chairperson of the Administrative Committee shall have the right to attend the Council meetings and participate in the discussions but shall not be entitled to participate in the decisions.9. The Mayor of the locality or Local Council representative shall have the right the right to attend and participate in the Admistrative Committee meetings.

B 555

Administrative Committee members to serve on an honorary basis.

Administrative Committee meetings shall be regulated by the Standing Orders.

Matters to discuss during Administrative Committee meetings.

The Chairperson shall have the right

to attend the Council meetings.

The Mayor of the locality or Local Council representative shall have the right

the right to attend and participate in the Admistrative

Committee meetings.

B 556 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA

The Executive Secretary shall be the Executive Secretary of the Administrative Committee.

The term of office of Administrative Committee members.

10. The Executive Secretary of the Local Council shall be the Executive Secretary of the Administrative Committee and shall also be responsible for the financial management thereof.11 . T h e t e r m o f o f fi c e o f A d m i n i s t r a t i v e C o m m i t t e e members shall be for four years with the exception of the first Administrative Committee whose term of office shall expire at the same time of the expiry of the respective Councils.

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