S.L. 431.2 чл. 4Nominations and elections.

(1) The Chairperson of the Council and the Executive

Secretary of the Council shall, by notice in writing, invite the organisations identified in regulation 3 to nominate in writing persons to represent such organisations on the Committee. Such invitations may be sent individually or by publication in two newspapers, one being in the Maltese language and the other in the English language.

(2) For each one of the persons nominated in accordance with regulation 3, there shall be a substitute member who shall represent the same organisation and who shall have the right to attend meetings in the absence of the nominated member.

(3) The organisations referred to in regulation 3(a) to (j) shall nominate their representatives and substitutes by a notice in writing to the Chairperson of the Council and the Executive Secretary of the Council and the Gozo NGOs Association shall follow the procedure outlined in subregulation (4).

(4) In the case of the Gozo NGOs Association:

(a) the three persons to be nominated to represent the Association on the Committee and their substitutes shall be nominated by registered members of the Association which are enrolled: Provided that any enrolled organisation which is already represented in the Committee through membership in any organisation referred to in regulation 3(a) to (j) shall thereby be excluded from nominating representatives and substitutes of the Association to the Committee and from voting on this matter;

(b) those members which are eligible under paragraph (a), may indicate their interest in participating in the nomination and election of representatives and substitutes of the Association to the Committee at any time by means of a notice in writing to the Gozo NGOs Association. The members shall declare in this notice that they are not already represented in the Committee through membership in any organisation referred to in regulation 3(a) to (j) and the Gozo NGOs Association shall rely on this declaration made by the members on this matter without further enquiry;

(c) such members shall provide full details of their name, the full address of their registered office and the address where they receive mail and their VO identification number;

(d) the Gozo NGOs Association shall acknowledge receipt of the notice in writing;

(e) the Gozo NGOs Association shall verify with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations that a member is enrolled and may submit nominations for the purposes of these regulations;

(f) the Gozo NGOs Association shall keep a register of eligible members for the purposes of these regulations;

(g) the register shall be available to the public on the web-site of the Gozo NGOs Association;

(h) upon receipt of the notice mentioned in subregulation (1), the Gozo NGOs Association shall invite the members included in the register to nominate in writing representatives and substitutes to represent the Gozo NGOs Association on the Committee;

(i) where the members of the Gozo NGOs Association nominate six persons, three as representatives and three as substitutes, which persons must be designated accordingly, then such persons shall be accepted by the Association to be validly nominated to such positions on the Committee; and

(j) if more than three persons are nominated as representatives and, or if more than three persons are nominated as substitutes or there is no agreement as to who shall fulfil the role of representative and who shall fulfil the role of substitute, the Gozo NGOs Association shall hold internal elections among its members included in the register, and the three persons who receive the highest number of valid votes cast shall represent the Gozo NGOs Association on the Committee and the three persons who receive the next highest number of valid votes cast shall be the substitutes.

(5) In the case of a resignation or retirement by any representative, the substitute shall fill the post of the representative who resigned or retired for the period of office remaining for that representative, and the organisation shall nominate another person to fill the post of substitute also for such period. In the case where an election had originally been held, the person with the next highest number of valid votes cast shall be the substitute also for such period.

(6) In the case of a resignation or retirement by any substitute, the organisation shall nominate another person to be the substitute for the period of office remaining for that substitute. In the case where an election had originally been held, the person with the next highest number of valid votes cast shall be the substitute also for such period.