Section 33: Election of Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor, Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Chairperson and Vice-chairperson

33. Election of Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor, Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Chairperson and Vice-chairperson (1) The Chief Executive shall, within 14 days following the proclamation of the results of a Municipal City Council election, Municipal Town Council election or Village Council election, convene a meeting of all the returned candidates who, after taking the oath referred to in section 22, shall meet under the chairmanship of the Senior Councillor, to elect from amongst themselves— (a) in the case of a Municipal City Council, a Lord Mayor and a Deputy Lord Mayor; (b) in the case of a Municipal Town Council, a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor; (c) in the case of a Village Council or District Council, a Chairperson and a Vice-chairperson, who, unless they resign from their office or are sooner removed, shall remain in office for a period of 2 years or until such time as their successors are elected. (2) Between the twenty-first and twenty-eighth of the month in which the term of 2 years referred to in subsection (1) expires— (a) every Municipal City Council, at a special meeting held for that purpose and convened by the Chief Executive, shall meet under the chairmanship of the retiring Lord Mayor, or in his absence, the Deputy Lord Mayor, or in the absence of both of them, a Councillor elected as chairperson of the day by the Councillors present at the meeting, and elect from amongst the Councillors a Lord Mayor and a Deputy Lord Mayor; (b) every Municipal Town Council, at a special meeting held for that purpose and convened by the Chief Executive, shall meet under the chairmanship of the retiring Mayor, or in his absence, the Deputy Mayor, or in the absence of both of them, a Councillor elected as chairperson of the day by the Councillors present at the meeting, and elect from amongst the Councillors a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor; L18 – 23 [Issue 7] Local Government Act (c) every District Council or Village Council, at a special meeting held for that purpose and convened by the Chief Executive, shall meet under the chairmanship of the Chairperson, or in his absence, the Vice-chairperson, or in the absence of both of them, a Councillor elected as chairperson of the day by the Councillors present at the meeting, and elect from amongst the Councillors a Chairperson and a Vice-chairperson, who, unless they resign from their office or are sooner removed, shall hold their office for a period of 2 years, or until such time as their successors are elected. (3) Between the twenty-first and the twenty-eighth of the month in which the term of 2 years referred to in subsection (2) expires— (a) every Municipal City Council, at a special meeting held for that purpose and convened by the Chief Executive, shall meet under the chairmanship of the retiring Lord Mayor, or in his absence, the Deputy Lord Mayor, or in the absence of both of them, a Councillor elected as chairperson of the day by the Councillors present at the meeting, and elect from amongst the Councillors a Lord Mayor and a Deputy Lord Mayor; (b) every Municipal Town Council, at a special meeting held for that purpose and convened by the Chief Executive, shall meet under the chairmanship of the retiring Mayor, or in his absence, the Deputy Mayor, or in the absence of both of them, a Councillor elected as chairperson of the day by the Councillors present at the meeting, and elect from amongst the Councillors a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor; (c) every District Council or Village Council, at a special meeting h Mayor and a Deputy Lord Mayor; (b) every Municipal Town Council, at a special meeting held for that purpose and convened by the Chief Executive, shall meet under the chairmanship of the retiring Mayor, or in his absence, the Deputy Mayor, or in the absence of both of them, a Councillor elected as chairperson of the day by the Councillors present at the meeting, and elect from amongst the Councillors a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor; (c) every District Council or Village Council, at a special meeting held for that purpose and convened by the Chief Executive, shall meet under the chairmanship of the Chairperson, or in his absence, the Vice-chairperson, or in the absence of both of them, a Councillor elected as chairperson of the day by the Councillors present at the meeting, and elect from amongst the Councillors a Chairperson and a Vice-chairperson, who, unless they resign from their office or are sooner removed, shall hold their office starting from their election, or until such time as their successors are elected. (4) Subject to subsection (3), the retiring Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor, or Mayor and Deputy Mayor, or Chairperson and Vice-chairperson, shall continue in office until their successors have been elected. [S. 33 amended by s. 8 of Act 3 of 2015 w.e.f. 9 April 2015.] [Issue 7] L18 – 24 Revised Laws of Mauritius