Section 13: Election of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of Regional Assembly
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13. Election of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of Regional Assembly
(1) (a) Immediately after the swearing in referred to in section 12, the
members shall meet under the chairmanship of the local region member having scored the highest percentage of votes to elect a Chairperson of the
Regional Assembly and a Deputy Chairperson of the Regional Assembly to
whom the President or Vice-President shall administer the oath of office set
out in the Second Schedule.
(b) A motion under paragraph (a) shall not be the subject matter of a
debate in the Regional Assembly.
(2) The Chairperson of the Regional Assembly need not be a member but
no person may be elected to the office of Chairperson unless he is a citizen
of Mauritius.
(3) The Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson of the Regional Assembly
may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Clerk who
shall forward copies thereof to the President and the Minister.
(4) Where the office of the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson of the
Regional Assembly is vacant for any reason, the Clerk shall, as soon as possible, convene a special meeting of the Regional Assembly for the purpose of
electing a new Chairperson or a Deputy Chairperson, as the case may be.
(5) A newly elected Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of the Regional
Assembly shall not assume the duties of his office before taking the prescribed oath before the President or the Vice-President.