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Local Government Act 1989
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Part 3—Elections
Pt. 3 Div. 1 (Heading and ss 11–20) amended by Nos 13/1990 s. 3, 15/1992 s. 3, 43/1993 s. 7, 98/1993 s. 15, 125/1993 s. 14(a)–(c), 33/1995 ss 12–16, 76/1995 s. 4, 76/1997 ss 5–7, 54/1998 s. 3(1)(a)–(c), 5/2001 s. 30(1), substituted by No. 109/2003 s. 10, amended by Nos 35/2008 ss 4–11, 64/2009 s. 4, 58/2010 s. 4, 63/2012 s. 4, repealed by No. 9/2020 s. 359(d).
Pt 3 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 21–27) amended by Nos 13/1990 ss 4, 5(1), 31(a), 15/1992 s. 4, 125/1993 s. 14(d), 99/1994 s. 6(1)(3)–(5), 33/1995 ss 17, 18, 76/1995 s. 5, 76/1997 ss 8, 9(1)(2), 54/1998 s. 4, 5/2001 s. 30(1), 23/2002 s. 198(2)–(8), 109/2003 ss 11, 12(2)(a), 35/2008 ss 12, 13, 64/2009 ss 5, 6, 37, 60/2014 s. 140(Sch. 3 item 29.2), 53/2015 ss 46–55, 20/2017 s. 134(Sch. 1 item 11.2), repealed by No. 9/2020 s. 359(d).
Pt 3 Div. 3 (Heading and ss 28–30) amended by Nos 15/1992 s. 5(1)(2), 43/1993 s. 8, 125/1993 s. 14(e), 109/2003 ss 14, 25(3), 28(2), 49(1), 58, 67/2008 ss 11, 12, 26, 53/2009 s. 3, 64/2009 s. 38, 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 80.1), 63/2012 s. 5, 53/2015 ss 13, 56, 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 items 80.1, 80.2), repealed by No. 9/2020 s. 361(b).
Pt 3 Div. 4 (Heading and ss 31, 32) amended by Nos 99/1994 s. 5(a), 54/1998 s. 5(1), substituted as Pt 3 Div. 4 (Heading and s. 31) by No. 109/2003 s. 15, amended by No. 44/2011 s. 3, repealed by No. 9/2020 s. 359(d).
Pt 3 Div. 5 (Heading and ss 33–36) amended by Nos 13/1990 s. 6(1), 99/1994 s. 5(a), 76/1997 s. 13(a), 54/1998 ss 5(2), 6, 5/2001 s. 30(1)(2)(a), repealed by No. 109/2003 s. 15.
Pt 3 Div. 6 (Heading and ss 37, 38) amended by Nos 13/1990 s. 7, 15/1992 s. 6, 125/1993 s. 14(e), 109/1994 s. 34(10), 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 55.1), 54/1998 ss 7, 8, 109/2003 ss 16(1)(a), 17, 18, 35/2008 ss 14, 15, 53/2015 ss 57, 58, repealed by No. 9/2020 s. 359(d).
Pt 3 Div. 7 (Heading and ss 39–43) amended by Nos 15/1992 ss 7, 8, 43/1993 s. 9, 99/1994 s. 7, 33/1995 ss 19(1), 20, 21, 76/1995 s. 6, 76/1997 ss 9(3)(4), 10–12(1)(2), 5/2001 s. 30(1)
(2)(b)(c), 109/2003 ss 7(4), 12(2)(b)(3), 19, 21, 32/2006 s. 94(Sch. item 30(1)–(3)), 35/2008 ss 16, 17, 64/2009 s. 39, 53/2015 ss 59–61, repealed by No. 9/2020 s. 359(d).
Pt 3 Div. 8 (Heading and ss 44–62) amended by Nos 13/1990 ss 8, 31(b)(c), 15/1992 ss 9–12, 33/1995 s. 19(2), 76/1995 ss 7–9, 34/1996 s. 28(2)–(4), 76/1997 s. 13(b), 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 55.2), 54/1998 s. 3(1)(d)(2), 109/2003 ss 20, 22(1)–(5), 23(a), 24, 25(4), 27, 29(b)–(f), 52(1), 93(a), 35/2008 ss 18, 19, 67/2008 ss 27, 28, 64/2009 ss 7–18, 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 80.2), 58/2010 s. 5, 63/2012 ss 6–8, 13/2013 s. 35, 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 99.2), 53/2015 ss 62, 63, repealed by No. 9/2020 s. 359(d).
Pt 3 Div. 9 (Heading and ss 62–62B) inserted by No. 109/2003 s. 30, amended by Nos 35/2008 ss 20, 21, 64/2009 ss 19, 40, 41, 58/2010 s. 6, 44/2011 ss 4, 5, 63/2012 s. 9, repealed by No. 9/2020 s. 359(d).