belgiquelex.be - Carrefour Bank of Legislation 6 JANVIER 2014. - Special Act to amend the special Act of 16 July 1993 to complete the federal structure of the State and to supplement the electoral legislation relating to regions and communities, following the reform of the Senate
PHILIPPE, King of the Belgians,
To all, present and to come, Hi.
The Chambers adopted and We sanction the following:
Article 1
er. This Act regulates a matter referred to in Article 77 of the Constitution.
Art. 2. In the title of Chapter III of the Special Law of 16 July 1993 to complete the federal structure of the State and to supplement the electoral legislation relating to the Regions and Communities, as amended by the laws of 18 December 1998 and 27 March 2006, the words "the Legislative Chambers" are replaced by the words "the House of Representatives".
Art. 3. In section 4 of the Act, last amended by the Act of 27 March 2006, the following amendments are made:
1° in paragraphs 1
er2, 3 and 5, the words "of the Legislative Chambers" are replaced each time by the words "of the House of Representatives";
2° in paragraph 2, the words "in accordance with the amounts provided for in the legislative elections. For the purposes of this provision, the principal offices of College, the principal provincial offices and the special electoral office for the election of the European Parliament, respectively referred to in articles 12, §§ 2 and 3, and 13 of the Act of 23 March 1989 on the election of the European Parliament, are assimilated to the principal offices of College for the election of the Senate, to the main offices of canton for the legislative elections and to the main offices of constituencies for the election
3° in paragraph 3, the percentage "35 %" is replaced by the percentage "50 %";
4° in paragraph 5, the percentage "25%" is replaced by the percentage "35%".
Art. 4. This Act comes into force on the day of elections for the House of Representatives that will be held on the same day as the elections for the Parliaments of Community and Region in 2014.
Promulgate this law, order that it be clothed with the seal of the State and published by the Belgian Monitor.
Given in Brussels on 6 January 2014.
PHILIPPE
By the King:
The Prime Minister,
E. DI RUPO
The Minister of the Interior,
Ms. J. MILQUET
State Secretary to Institutional Reforms,
Mr. WATHELET
State Secretary to Institutional Reforms,
S. VERHERSTRAETEN
Seal of the state seal:
The Minister of Justice,
Ms. A. TURTELBOOM
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Note
Senate (www.senate.be):
Documents: 5-1989.
Annales of the Senate: November 27 and 28, 2013.
House of Representatives (www.lachambre.be):
Documents: 53-3190.
Full report: 18-19 December 2013.