Regional Councils Amendment Act, 2010 (No. 12 of 2010)
Made 2010-08-13 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Act
- Organisation
- Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
- Country
- Namibia
- Subjects
- General
- Keywords
- agricultural development, institution, governance
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1. Section 7 of the Regional Councils Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) is amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection: “(1) [After the election for the first regional councils held by virtue of the provisions of Article 137(6) of the Namibian Constitution, a] A general election of members of regional councils shall be held on a date [, not later than six years as from the date on which such election for the first regional councils has been held.] determined by the President by proclamation in accordance with the provisions of Article 106(5) of the Namibian Constitution, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding [six] five years on a date so determined.”. Amendment of section 8 of Act No. 22 of 1992
2. Section 8 of the principal Act is amended by the substitution for the sentence preceding paragraph (a) of the following sentence: “A member of a regional council shall, subject to the provisions of section 10(1), hold office as such a member for a period of [six] five years -”. Short title and commencement
3. (1) This Act is called the Regional Councils Amendment Act, 2010, and commences on the date of its publication in the Gazette. (2) Section 2 commences on the date the term of office of the existing members of the regional councils ends. ________________