LOCAL GOVERNMENT : SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION : ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GABORONE CITY COUNCIL ORDER
(regulation 4*)
(1st July, 1966)
ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS
PARAGRAPH
1. Citation
2. Constitution and establishment of the Gaborone City Council
3. Filling of vacancies
4. Functions to be performed by the council
L.N. 49, 1966,
S.I. 103, 1969,
S.I. 80, 1980,
S.I. 60, 1984,
S.I. 112, 1984,
G.N. 229, 1986,
S.I. 95, 1994,
S.I. 42, 1999,
S.I. 100, 2004,
S.I. 134, 2014,
S.I. 105, 2024,
S.I. 162, 2024.
This Order may be cited as the Establishment of the Gaborone City Council Order*.
*Originally made under the Township Act now repealed, these Regulations have been continued under s 94(2) of the Local Government Act, 2013.
2. Constitution and establishment of the Gaborone City Council
(1) There shall be a city council, to be known as the Gaborone City Council, in respect of the area defined in the Schedule to the Declaration of Gaborone as a City Order.
(2) The Council shall consist of—
(a) 34 elected members;
(b) 12 nominated members; and
(c) ex-officio members being—
(i) an administrative officer who has special responsibilities relating to the development of the area,
(ii) every land board chairperson within the Administrative District,
(iii) every member of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi designated or selected under subsection (1) or (2) of section 78 of the Constitution, and
(iv) a Kgosi who resides within the headquarters of the Council.
(3) The elected members of the Gaborone City Council shall be elected in the manner provided by the Electoral Act.
(4) The nominated members of the Gaborone City Council shall be appointed by the Minister by writing under his hand.
If the seat of a member of the council becomes vacant by virtue of any provision of the Town Council Regulations the vacancy thus caused shall be filled in the case of—
(a) a seat occupied by an elected member, as in paragraph 2(3) of this Order;
(b) a seat occupied by a nominated member, as in paragraph 2(4) of this Order.
4. Functions to be performed by the council
The Gaborone City Council shall perform the functions set out in regulation 1 of the First Schedule to the Town Council Regulations and may perform any or all of the remaining functions set out in the said First Schedule.