The Ministry of Interior announces that, at its meeting today, the Council of Ministers approved amending bills, which mainly concern provisions related to the conduct of elections for local government authorities.
Specifically, with regard to the Bill entitled "The Municipalities (Amendment) Law of 2023", the regulation of issues related to the conduct of elections for the appointment of mayors, deputy mayors and municipal councillors was approved, as well as the introduction of regulations on the remuneration of deputy mayors, taking into account the size of municipal wards. In addition, special provisions were promoted for the occupied municipalities and the municipalities of Strovolos and Paphos, which are not composed of municipal districts.
For the bill entitled "The Communities (Amendment) Law of 2023", the Council of Ministers approved regulations for the conduct of elections for the election of mayors and members of community councils, as well as the entry into force of the provisions of the Law concerning the establishment of service clusters.
It is reported that the Bill entitled "The Provincial Self-Government Organizations (Amendment) Act, 2023" is in the process of legislative scrutiny and will be submitted to the Council of Ministers as soon as it is completed. It aims to regulate matters relating to the conduct of elections for the election of Chairpersons of Provincial Self-Government Organizations, the jurisdiction of the Organizations over existing sewerage systems operating in settlements with a population of less than 2,000 inhabitants, the determination of the entry into force of provisions of the Act relating to the assumption of the exercise of the powers and responsibilities of the Organizations in relation to waste, and the compensation of the Chairpersons of the Organizations.
In addition, the Ministry of Interior is currently preparing three additional amendment bills that will regulate partial, technical issues and which are expected to be submitted to the Council of Ministers around July this year.
The Ministry of Interior is making the amendments to the bills after consulting with the Associations of Municipalities and Communities and the parliamentary parties and after finding that the above provisions need to be amended and/or clarified in order to reflect the provisions of the law.
The Ministry of Interior is making the amendments to the bills after consulting with the Associations of Municipalities and Communities and the parliamentary parties and after finding that the above provisions need to be amended and/or clarified in order to reflect the provisions of the law.
(EFYs/AF/EXP)
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