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Section 10

of Local Government Ordinance 1961

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Section 10

Subject to the provisions of section l0A of this Ordinance every person, not being a company, association or body of persons corporate or unincorporate, and not being under the age of twenty-one years, who –

(a)

is a Malaysian Citizen;

(b)

has been ordinarily resident in Sabah for the ten years immediately preceding the date of his appointment;

(c)

is at such date resident or has his normal place of employment in a local

Authority area; and

(d)

has, for the twelve months immediately preceding such date, been ordinarily resident, or had his normal place of employment, within such local Authority area;

shall be eligible to be appointed as a member for such local Authority.

Qualifications.