Section 16: District executive committee composition and duties
16.District executive committee
(1)There shall be an executive committee for each district council which shall perform the executive functions of the council.
(2)A district executive committee shall consist of—
(a)the chairperson;
(b)the vice chairperson; and
(c)such number of secretaries, not exceeding three, as the council may determine.
(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), the number of the members of the executive committee shall not exceed one-third of all the members of the council.
(4)At least one of the offices of the secretaries referred to in subsection (2)(c) shall be held by a female.
(5)The chairperson shall assign one of the secretaries to be responsible for health and children welfare and another for persons with disabilities and older persons.
Plain English Summary
Every district council must have an executive committee to carry out its executive functions. The committee consists of the chairperson, vice chairper...
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