Town Councils

Cap. 87 · Revised Edition 2020 · 66 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Constitution of a Council
s. 4Term of office of a Council
s. 5Date of general election
s. 6Qualification of members
s. 7Disqualification of certain persons from being members
s. 8Penalty for person incapable of election, or of person whose seat has become vacant, who sits and votes
s. 9Vacation of seat
s. 10Election of Mayor
s. 11Leave of absence
s. 12Power to fix allowances
s. 13Appointment of officers and employees of a Council and conditions of service
s. 14Penalty on officers for taking gratuity
s. 15Qualifications for voting in Council’s elections
s. 16Elections regulations
s. 17Elections expenses regulations
s. 18Returning Officer and Election Clerks
s. 19Council’s meetings regulations
s. 20Vacancy not to invalidate meetings
s. 21Town Councils Fund
s. 22Raising loans
s. 23Submission of budget estimates and control of expenditure
s. 23AAppointment of Financial Controller by the Minister
s. 24General powers as to streets, etc
s. 25A Council’s power to co-ordinate activities of utility agencies
s. 26Penalties for damages to streets, etc
s. 27Duty to fence or repair fences in certain cases
s. 28A Council may require owner to erect fence
s. 29General powers and duties of every Council
s. 30Additional general duties of every Council
s. 30AAllocation of portfolio and collective responsibility
s. 31Interpretation in this Part
s. 32Pensions to be charges on revenues of a Council
s. 33Pensions not of right
s. 34Computation of service for pension
s. 35Retirement age
s. 36Pensions not payable before retirement age except in certain cases
s. 37Maximum pensions
s. 38Rate of pensions
s. 39Period of service qualifying for pension defined
s. 40A Council may apply part of a person’s pension towards the maintenance of his wife or children
s. 41Pensions not assignable
s. 42Lump sum gratuity with reduced pension
s. 43Payment of pension/gratuity upon resignation
s. 44Gratuity where service does not qualify for pension
s. 45Gratuity for female officer
s. 46Pensionable service
s. 47Emoluments on which to base computation of pensions etc
s. 48Pensions Regulations
s. 49Council’s powers to make by-laws
s. 50By-laws prescribing fees
s. 51Admissibility in evidence of Council’s signed documents
s. 52Prosecutions under this Act
s. 52AGeneral penalty
s. 53Proof of legal proceedings
s. 54Acquisition of land
s. 55Execution of work in case of default
s. 56Immunity from personal liability
s. 57Protection of Council officials
s. 58Expenditure of the Council
s. 59Additional powers and functions of a Council
s. 60Recovery of penalties
s. 61Regulations
s. 62Commencement
s. 63Repeals and savings