Allocation of portfolio and collective responsibility

(1) For the more efficient discharge of the Council’s functions and duties, the Mayor shall, after consultation with other members, allocate portfolios to all members, and every member shall bear the primary responsibility for the subjects so assigned to him. (2) For the purpose of this section, the Council may from time to time make regulations to specify the particular subjects within the Council’s departments. (3) Notwithstanding sub-sections (1) and (2), the Council shall remain collectively responsible to the electorate for the discharge of all of its duties and responsibilities under this Act or any other law. (4) In the exercise of its collective responsibility, the Council may by resolution set aside or override any action or decision taken by a member if the Council is of the opinion that such action or decision was taken without lawful authority or in breach of the relevant rules and regulations.