Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Amendment Act 1921 (NSW)

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. Amendment Act.

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

(CASUAL VACANCIES)

AMENDMENT ACT.

No. 6, 1921.

An Act to make further provision for the filling of George V,

casual vacancies in the Legislative Assembly;	No. 6.
to amend the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Yacancies) Act, 1920, and certain other Acts; and for purposes connected therewith. [As­ sented to, 19th November, 1921.]

it enacted by tbc King’s Most Excellent Majesty,

J 3 by and with tin; advice and conscait of tbc Legis­

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South

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"Wades in Parlia.ment assembled, and l>y tin; authority of

flic same, as follows :—-

1 . Tills Act may be cited as tlie “ Parliamentary short title.

Elections (Casual Vacancies) Amendment Act, 1921.”

2 . The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) AmciKimcnt

Act, 1920, is amended by inserting at the end of section [Uuu-y' six of that Act the following proviso :— Elections _ ^ ^ (Casual

Provided that where a casnal vacancy has Vacancies)

occurred, either before or after the passing of the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Amend­ ment Act, 1921, and there is no unsuccessful candidate representing the same party interest as the late member who can fill the vacancy in the

manner

Mining (Amendment) Act.

George V, manner provided by section four, the recognised

No. e. leader of the party represented by the late member shall so certify to the Speaker, and shall by writing under l)is hand addressed to the Speaker, nominate a person whose name is, at the date of sucli nomination, enrolled on an electoral roll and qualified to vote under the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act, 1912, and the person nominated by such recognised leader shall he entitled to he elected in place of the late member.