LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 22:01
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Division 1
Objectives and Areas

    3.    Objectives of Local Government

    4.    Local Government areas

Division 2
Constitution and Functions

    5.    Composition of the Council

    6.    Functions of the Council

    7.    Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council

    8.    Procedure at meetings of the Council

    9.    Mayor and Deputy Mayor

    10.    Elected members

    11.    Designation of Head of the Council

PART III
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL

    12.    Disclosure of Interest

    13.    Procedure

PART IV
DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS

    14.    Service committees

    15.    Delegation to committees, etc.

    16.    Appointment of committees

    17.    Expenses of joint committees

    18.    Disability from voting on account of pecuniary interests

    19.    Standing Orders

    20.    Monitoring of Council decisions

    21.    Prohibition orders

    22.    Evidence of resolution

    23.    Admission to meetings

PART V
POWERS OF THE COUNCIL

    24.    General powers

    25.    Staff regulations

    26.    Remuneration of officers

    27.    Secondment of public officers

    28.    Secondment and exchange of staff

    29.    Security in relation to officers

    30.    Appointments to be on merit

    31.    Members not to be employees

    32.    Disclosure of interest by employees, etc.

    33.    Oath of secrecy

    34.    Acquisition of land by agreement

    35.    Disposal of land

    36.    

    37.    Supply of goods and services

    38.    Contracts

    39.    Contributions to concurrent expenditure

    40.    Powers in respect of emergencies or disasters

    41.    Acceptance of gifts of property

    42.    Provision of information

    43.    Subscription to associations

PART VI
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    44.    Sources of revenue

    45.    Secretariat of the Local Government Finance Committee

    46.    General fund and special funds

    47.    Council to open bank account

    48.    Overdrafts

    49.    Power to borrow

    50.    Investment of funds

    51.    Annual and supplementary estimates

    52.    Reallocation of approved estimates

    53.    Accounts

    54.    Audit of accounts

    55.    Local Government Finance Committee may disallow or surcharge

    56.    Power of Minister to give financial instructions

    57.    External assistance

    58.    Assistance from Non-Governmental Organizations

    59.    Financial year

    60.    Superannuation and retirement provisions

PART VII
VALUATION AND RATING

    61.    Application

    62.    Definitions

    63.    Assessable property

    64.    Levy of fixed sums

    65.    Preparation of valuation rolls

    66.    Supplementary valuation

    67.    Valuer

    68.    Method of valuation

    69.    Supplementary valuation roll to be part of main roll

    70.    Alteration of valuation roll

    71.    Correction of entry

    72.    Effective date of supplementary valuation roll

    73.    Powers of entry

    74.    Provision of information to valuer

    75.    Deposit of valuation roll

    76.    Objection to valuation roll

    77.    Valuation rolls to be conclusive evidence

    78.    Payment of rates pending the hearing of an objection or an appeal

    78A.    Valuation Tribunal

    78B.    Proceedings of a valuation Tribunal

    78C.    Consideration of objectives by the Valuation Tribunal

    79.    Duty to levy rates

    80.    Period of rates

    81.    Date on which rate is payable

    82.    Notice of rate

    83.    Remission of rate

    84.    Exempted properties

    85.    Government to pay rates

    86.    Payment of rates

    87.    Liability for rates

    88.    Rates records

    89.    Evidence of rates

    90.    Rate to be a charge upon the property

    91.    Seizure of property in default

PART VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COUNCIL

    92.    Legal proceedings

    93.    Documents and notices, etc.

    94.    Inspection of documents

    95.    Copies of documents

    96.    Reports and returns

    97.    Service of notices on the Council

    98.    Public notices

    99.    Service of notices by the Council

    100.    Authentication of documents

    101.    Powers of entry

    102.    Obstruction of officers on duty

    103.    By-laws

    104.    Procedure for by-laws

    105.    Offences against by-laws

    106.    Evidence of by-laws

    107.    Computation of time

PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    108.    Status

    109.    Honorary appointments

    110.    Inquiries

    111.    Transfer of staff

    112.    Penalties

    113.    Expenses

    114.    Repeal and savings

        Schedules

        First Schedule

Local Government Areas

        Second Schedule

Additional Functions of the Council
Third Schedule Sources of Revenue for the Council

    An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to local government and to provide for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

42 of 1998

5 of 2001

17 of 2010

10 of 2017

G.N. 8/1999

59/2000

67/2017

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act.

2.    Interpretation

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