LOCAL GOVERNMENT : SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION : ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHOBE DISTRICT COUNCIL ORDER
(section 4)
(10th February, 2006)
ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS
PARAGRAPH
1. Citation
2. Constitution and establishment of the Chobe District Council
3. Persons not disqualified for membership of Council
4. Filling of vacancies
5. Functions to be performed by the Council
First Schedule
Second Schedule
S.I.7, 2006,
S.I. 86, 2009,
S.I. 117, 2024.
This Order may be cited as the Establishment of the Chobe District 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*Originally made under the Township Act now repealed, these regulations have been continued under s 94(2) of the Local Government Act, 2013.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 Chobe District Council
(1) There shall be a district council, to be known as the Chobe District Council, in respect of the area specified in the First Schedule.
(2) The Council shall consist of—
(a) nine elected members;
(b) two 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 Chobe District Council shall be elected in the manner provided by the Electoral Act (Cap. 02:09), each polling district within the Council area returning one member.
(4) The nominated member of the Chobe District Council shall be appointed by the Minister under his hand.
(5) For the purposes of this Order “polling district” means a polling district established under the Electoral Act.
3. Persons not disqualified for membership of Council
No person shall be deemed to possess the disqualification for membership of the Council referred to in section 7 of the Act merely because he has applied for and been granted a passport issued by or under the authority of the Government of any of the countries specified in the Second Schedule.
If the seat of a member of the Council becomes vacant by virtue of any of the provisions of the Act 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; or
(b) a seat occupied by a nominated member, as in paragraph 2(4) of this Order.
5. Functions to be performed by the Council
The Council shall perform the functions set out in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Act and may perform any or all of the remaining functions set out in the said Schedule to that Act.
FIRST SCHEDULE
(paragraph 2(1))
The area of the Chobe District Council shall be Chobe District as defined under the Administrative Districts Act (Cap. 03:02).
SECOND SCHEDULE
(paragraph 3)
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The United States of America.