Town Councils Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Declaration of Towns
Part II ESTABLISHMENT, INCORPORATION AND CONSTITUTION OF TOWN COUNCILS
4 Establishment of Town Councils
5 Incorporation
6 Common seal
7 Certain contracts and instruments not required to be under seal
8 Composition of a Town Council
9 Chairman and Vice-Chairman
10 Duties of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
11 Chairman to have casting vote
12 Resignation of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
Part III GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO MEMBERS OF A TOWN COUNCIL
13 Tenure of office of elected members
14 Tenure of office of appointed members
15 Disclosure of interest by members
16 Allowances, etc., payable to members
17 Savings
Part IV FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF A TOWN COUNCIL
18 Functions of a Town Council
19 Powers of a Town Council
20 Secretary and other staff of a Town Council
21 Duties of a Town Council
22 Power of a Town Council to carry out certain works
23 Power of entry
24 By-laws for regulation of housing estates
Part V PROCEEDINGS OF A TOWN COUNCIL
25 Standing orders
26 Meetings
27 Minutes
28 Acts of a Town Council
29 Quorum
30 Validity of acts of a Town Council
31 Appointment of committees
32 Delegation of powers
Part VI FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
33 Constitution of Town Council Fund
34 Accounts
35 Annual accounts
36 Estimates
37 Audit
38 Conservancy and service charges
39 Power to borrow
40 Investment of surplus funds
41 Grants
42 Financial Rules
Part VII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
43 Recovery of conservancy and service charges from sale of flat
44 Minister may appoint any person to exercise or perform certain powers, etc.
45 Legal proceedings
46 Protection from personal liability
47 Board’s obligations under existing leases of flats
48 Board’s liability for repairs, etc.
49 Dissolution of a Town Council
50 Public servants for purposes of Penal Code
51 Savings
52 Rules
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money