Published: 2008-07-18
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT [CH.37 – 19
LRO 1/2010 STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (QUALIFICATION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS FOR ELECTION TO TOWN
COMMITTEE) ORDER
(SECTION 22(g)) [Commencement 18th July 2005]
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Qualification of Public Officers for Election to Town Committee) Order.
2. No public officer specified in the Schedule shall be qualified to stand for election as a member of a town committee.
3. The provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply to any District Council as those provisions apply to a town committee.
SCHEDULE 1. Permanent Secretary, Under Secretary, Deputy
Permanent Secretary, First Assistant Secretary. 2. Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director and
any other Head of any Government Ministry or Department not otherwise specified in this Schedule.
3. Any person holding a public office prescribed by the Judicial and Legal Service (prescribed Public Officers) Act.
4. Auditor General, Senior Deputy Auditor General, Assistant Auditor General.
5. Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer. 6. Chief Passport Officer, Deputy Chief Passport
Officer, Assistant Chief Passport Officer. 7. Chief Hospital Administrator, Hospital
Administrator. 8. Controller of Road Traffic, Senior Deputy
Controller of Road Traffic, Deputy Controller of Road Traffic, Assistant Controller of Road Traffic.
9. A principal or head teacher of any school which is wholly maintained by the Minister responsible for Education.
S.I. 59/2008
Citation.
Qualification of public officers for election. Schedule.
Application of Order to District Council.
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STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS LRO 1/2010
10. A Customs Officer appointed under section 3 of the Customs Management Act.
11. An Immigration Officer appointed under section 7 of the Immigration Act.
12. An officer in the prison service. 13. A local constable. 14. A district medical officer. 15. A district education officer. 16. A staff member of the Administrator’s Office.
Ch. 293.
Ch. 191.