Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

15.   Oath to be taken by member

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    (1)   A member of the Castries Constituency Council, shall at the first meeting of the Castries Constituency Council which he or she attends after having been appointed, take and subscribe to an oath.

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    (2)   The oath under subsection (1) must be —

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      (a)     as set out in the Schedule;

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      (b)     presented to the member by the Chief Executive Officer; and

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      (c)     attested to by the Mayor.

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    (3)   If the person taking the oath is the outgoing Mayor, the oath shall be attested by a member present at the meeting, and if he or she is the newly appointed Mayor the oath shall be attested by the member presiding at the meeting after which he or she was appointed Mayor.

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    (4)   For the purposes of this section, a member is considered to attend the first meeting of the Castries Constituency Council when the member attends a meeting of the Castries Constituency Council for the first time after the commencement of this Act.