MUNICIPAL BOARDS ACT Sanitary Boards changed to Municipal Boards · 2022 Revised Edition
3. Appointment of Municipal Boards
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council may from time to time declare any area within Brunei Darussalam to be a Municipal
Board area for the purposes of this Act.
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may appoint
Municipal Boards consisting of such public servants and other persons as he may nominate to exercise control within the area mentioned in such appointment over all matters in respect of which powers is given to them by this Act and may appoint any member of a Municipal Board to be the
Chairman thereof. Every such appointment shall cease and determine at the expiration of the year in respect of which the same is made.
Chairman
“Chairman” means the officer for the time being lawfully performing the duties of the office of Chairman of the Municipal Board, and includes a Deputy Chairman;
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may also appoint such other officers as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act.
The boundaries of any Municipal Board area may be declared to be coincident with any town limits or may be separately defined.
Municipal Board area
“Municipal Board area” means an area subject to the control of a Municipal Board in respect of the matters provided for by this Act;
Any declaration or appointment made under this section may from time to time in like manner be added to, varied or revoked.
Terms defined in s 2
Chairman
Defined · s 2“Chairman” means the officer for the time being lawfully performing the duties of the office of Chairman of the Municipal Board, and includes a Deputy Chairman;
Municipal Board area
Defined · s 2“Municipal Board area” means an area subject to the control of a Municipal Board in respect of the matters provided for by this Act;
town limits
Defined · s 2“town limits” means the limits of a town as defined from time to time under the provisions of any law regulating the establishment of towns.