Carib Reserve (Amendment) Act 1994 (No. 8 of 1994)

1994 CARIB RESERVE (AMENDMENT) ACT" 61 COMMONWEALTH OFDOMINICA ACT No. 8 OF 1994 1 assent C.A. SORHAlNDO President. 16th September, 1994. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CARIB RESERVE ACT, CHAP. 25:90. (Gazetted 22nd September, 1994.) BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Dominica as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the CARIB RESERVE (AMENDMENT) ACT 1994. Short title. 2. In this Act the Carib Reserve Act is referred to as "the Act'. !nJelp •• Ch.25:9O. 62 1994 CARIB RESERVE (AMENDMENT) ACTS Amendment of section53 of the Act. Amendment of section54 of the Act Amendment of section56of the Act 3. Section 53 of the Act is amended by deleting the words "Presiding Officer" and replacing them with the word, "Returning Officer" in subsections (1), (4), (5), (6) and (7). 4. Section 54 of the Act is amended by deleting the words "Presiding Officer" and replacing them with the word, "Returning Officer" in subsections (1) and (2). S. Section 56 of the Act is amended by deleting the words "Presiding Officer" and replacing them with the words "Chief Elections Officer". 6. Section 57 of the Act is repealed and replaced as follows:Repeal and replacement of section57of the Act "Contested election adjournment to bikepoll. 57. The Chief Elections Officer shall give notice of the (a) date, place and .ime of the taking of the poll. (b) names of the candidates nominated for ell ction; and (c) the date, place and time when the number of votes given to the several candidates will be finalJy counted, by publication thereof in the Gazette, in at leastonelocal newspaper, onna tionalradio, in the offices of the Council and on prominent places designated by the Chief Elections Officer.". Amendment of section 58of the Act. 7. Section 58 of the Act is amended by (a) deleting subsection (1) and replacing it with the following: 1994 CARIB RESERVE (AMENDMENT) ACTX 63 "(1) The ballot of each vote shall consist of .1 paper in this Act called a ballot paper showing the names, descriptions and addresses of the candidate>. arranged alphabetically in the orderof their surname; and shall (a) have attached a counterfoil with anumber printed on the face, and (b) be capable of being folded up."; (b) deleting the following punctuation mark and word; which appear in subsection (2): '', and the numberon the back of the ballot paper"; and (c) deleting the words "Presiding Officer" and replacing them with the words "Chief Elections Officer" ill subsection (3)(b) and (c). 8. Section 60 of the Act is amended by deleting the following words: "but without showing the particular ballot paper which h" has received.". Amendment of section 60 of the Act. 9. Section 62 of the Act is amended by deleting the following Am;ndment of punctuation marks and words from subsection (2) ~~:~on 62 of the ". or on which anything except the said number on the bacl: is written or marked by which the electorcan be identified,' . 10. Section 65 of the Act is amended by deleting the following punctuation mark and words from subsection (3) ", and shall take all proper precautions for preventing any person from seeing the numbers on such papers.". Amendment of section 65 of the Act. 64 1994 CARIB RESERVE (AMENDMENT) ACTS Amendment of section 68 of the Ace 11. Section 68 of the Act is amended by (a) repealing subsection (3) and replacing n with the following: "(3) After all the ballotboxes have b,'en received they shall be opened (a) at the place, date and time specified i ~ the Notice referred to in section 57 for the final count of the votes; and (b) in the presence of the candidates or their representatives as are present, by the Returning Officer who shall (a) count the votes contained therein cist for each candidate (allowing the candidate; and their representatives to see the votes) and determine ""hether any ofthe votes so cast shall be rejected; (b) count the votes rejected by the Presiding Officer (allowing thecandidates and theirrepresentatives to see the votes) and determire whetherany of the votes should be regarded as having been validly cast for any, and if so for which candidate; (c) add up the total number of votes (in ~l uding any votes rejected by the Presiding Officer but which he thinks should not have been so n jected) cast for each candidate; (d) make or sign any necessary amendments to the statement of the poll."; and (b) deleting the words "Presiding Officer" and replacing them with the words "Returning Officer" insubsection (6). 1994 CARIB RESERVE (AMENDMENT) ACTk 65 12. Section 69 of the Act is amended by deleting the word, Amendmentof "Presiding Officer" and replacing them with the words "Returning ~~:ion 69 of the Officer" in subsections (1) and (2). Passed in the House of Assembly this 24th day of AUgUSI. 1994. M. ALB ERTHA JNO. BAPTISTE Clerk of the House ofAssembly. DOMINICA Printed by the Government Printer at the Government Printery, Roseau (price $1.(0)