Local Government (Amendment) Act 2010 (Act No. 8 of 2010)

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Amendment) Act 2010.

2. Local Government Act 1989 amended The Local Government Act 1989 is amended – (a) in section 8(1), by deleting the figure “2005” and replacing it by the figure “2011”; (b) in section 12, by inserting, after subsection (1), the following new subsection – (1A) Notwithstanding subsection (1), in 2010, the election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor shall be held between 13 and 17 December. (c) in section 17(1), by deleting the figure “2005” and replacing it by the figure “2011”; (d) in section 18(2), by repealing paragraph (b) and replacing it by the following paragraph – (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), in 2010, the election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be held between 13 and 17 December. (e) in section 20, by repealing subsection (7) and replacing it by the following subsection – (7) All members of district councils in office at the commencement of this Act shall continue to serve as such until the day immediately preceding the day on which village council elections are to be held in 2011. (f) in section 23 – (i) in subsection (1), by deleting the figure “2005” and replacing it by the figure “2011”; (ii) by repealing subsection (4) and replacing it by the following subsection – (4) All members of village councils in office at the commencement of this Act shall continue to serve as such until the day immediately preceding nomination day at a general election for the election of members of village councils in 2011. (g) in section 24(1), by repealing paragraph (c) and replacing it by the following paragraph – (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), in 2010, the meeting for the election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be held between 13 and 17 December.

3. Local Government Act 2003 amended The Local Government Act 2003 is amended – (a) in section 3(5), by deleting the words “in the year 2006” and replacing them by the words “under this Act”; (b) in section 11 – (i) in subsection (1), by deleting the figure “2010” and replacing it by the figure “2011”; (ii) by inserting, after subsection (1), the following new subsection – (1A) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an election of municipal councillors shall not be held in 2011 under this Act where an election of municipal councillors is held in that year under the Local Government Act 1989. Passed by the National Assembly on the ninth day of December two thousand and ten. Ram Ranjit Dowlutta Clerk of the National Assembly _______________