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Rodrigues Regional Assembly Act

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Later amending instruments held: Rodrigues Regional Assembly (Amendment) Act 2025 (Act No. 19 of 2025).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: THE RODRIGUES REGIONAL ASSEMBLY
  4. 3 Establishment of Rodrigues Regional Assembly
  5. 4 Membership of Regional Assembly
  6. 5 Qualifications of electors
  7. 6 Qualifications of members
  8. 7 Time of ordinary elections
  9. 8 Voting at ordinary elections
  10. 9 Party lists for Island region
  11. 10 Calculation of Island region figures
  12. 11 Return of Island region members
  13. 12 Swearing in of members
  14. 13 Election of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of Regional Assembly
  15. 14 Election of Chief Commissioner and Deputy Chief Commissioner
  16. 15 Election procedure
  17. 16 Appointment of Minority Leader
  18. 17 Assumption of office
  19. 18 Time limit for swearing in
  20. 19 Declaration of vacancy
  21. 20 Proceedings in respect of disqualifications
  22. 21 Vacant local region seats
  23. 22 Vacant Island region seats
  24. 23 Remuneration of members
  25. 24 Tenure of office
  26. 25 Exemption from jury service
  27. 26 Responsibility of Regional Assembly
  28. 27
  29. 28 Administration of certain services
  30. 29 Regional Assembly subject to Central Tender Board
  31. 30 Rodrigues Regional Assembly Laws
  32. 31 Regional Assembly Regulations
  33. 32 References to Ministers and departments
  34. 33 Annual report
  35. PART III: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF REGIONAL ASSEMBLY
  36. 34 Establishment of Executive Council
  37. 35 Duties and powers of Executive Council
  38. 36 Motion of no confidence
  39. 37 Tenure of office of members of Executive Council
  40. 38 Powers of Commissioner
  41. 39 Policy
  42. 40
  43. PART IV: FINANCE
  44. 41 Application of Finance and Audit Act
  45. 42 Rodrigues Consolidated Fund
  46. 44 Annual estimates
  47. 45 Annual estimates transmitted after 15 April
  48. 46
  49. 47 Annual statements
  50. 48 Audit of accounts
  51. 49 Release of monies
  52. 50
  53. 51 Power to borrow
  54. 52 Financial instructions
  55. 53 Description of property
  56. 54 Vesting of powers, rights and property in Regional Assembly
  57. 54A Vesting back of aerodrome at Plaine Corail
  58. 55 Continuation of legal proceedings
  59. PART V: MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF REGIONAL ASSEMBLY
  60. 56 First meeting
  61. 57
  62. 58 Absence of Chairperson of Regional Assembly
  63. 59 Meetings
  64. 60 Notice of meetings
  65. 61 Record of proceedings
  66. 62 Quorum
  67. 63 Disability because of interest
  68. 64 Rules and Standing Orders
  69. 65 Privileges and immunities
  70. PART VI: STAFF AND RELATED MATTERS
  71. 66 Island Chief Executive
  72. 67 Clerk of Regional Assembly
  73. 68 Supervision of departments
  74. 69 Other offices
  75. 70 Appointment on contract
  76. 71 Transfer
  77. PART VIA: POWERS OF PRESIDENT
  78. 71A Powers of President
  79. FIFTH SCHEDULE
  80. 1
  81. 2
  82. SEVENTH SCHEDULE
  83. 1 Title
  84. 2 Interpretation
  85. 3 Reading of President’s Proclamation
  86. 4 Oath of Allegiance
  87. 5 Language
  88. 6 Seating of Members
  89. 7 Election of the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
  90. 8 Presiding in the Assembly
  91. 9 Sittings
  92. 10 Adjournment – definite matter of urgent public importance
  93. 11 Quorum
  94. 12 Visitors
  95. 13 Duties of the Clerk
  96. 14 Minutes
  97. 15 Arrangement of business
  98. 16 Messages
  99. 17 Papers
  100. 18 Questions to Commissioners
  101. 19 Content of questions
  102. 20 Notice of questions
  103. 21 Manner of asking and answering questions
  104. 22 Supplementary questions
  105. 23 Admissibility of questions
  106. 24 Personal explanations
  107. 25 Motions
  108. 26 Notices of motion
  109. 27 Lapse of motions
  110. 28 Balloting of motions
  111. 29 Withdrawal of motions
  112. 30 Motion disposed of in current year
  113. 31 Amendments to motions
  114. 32 Method of dealing with amendments
  115. 33 Withdrawal of amendments
  116. 34 Seconding of motions and amendments
  117. 35 Rules of debate
  118. 36 Content of speeches
  119. 37 Point of order
  120. 38 Relevancy in debate
  121. 39 Dilatory motions
  122. 40 The question
  123. 41 Closure
  124. 42 Anticipation
  125. 43 Irrelevance or repetition
  126. 44 Disorderly conduct
  127. 45 Suspension of Members
  128. 46 Short speeches
  129. 47 Voting
  130. 48 Introduction of Bills
  131. 49 Reading of Bills
  132. 50 Printing of Bills
  133. 51 Stages of Bills
  134. 52 Debate on second reading
  135. 53 Committal of Bills
  136. 54 Committee Stage of Bills
  137. 55 Procedure in Committee of the whole Assembly on Bills
  138. 56 Select Committee on Bills
  139. 57 Reporting of Bills from Committee of whole Assembly
  140. 58 Adoption stage of Bills
  141. 59 Withdrawal of Bills
  142. 60 Endorsement of Bills
  143. 61 Urgent Bills
  144. 62 Committee of the whole Assembly
  145. 63 Public Accounts Committee
  146. 64 Standing Orders Committee
  147. 65 Financial resolutions
  148. 66 Regional Assembly Regulations
  149. 67 Miscellaneous
  150. 68 Contempt of the Assembly