President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has ratified the 15th Amendment to the Decrandisation Act, which was published in the Government Gazette on Monday and is now in legal effect. Under the revised law, by-elections are no longer required if a seat becomes vacant with 548 days or less remaining in the term, unless the remaining members fall below the quorum minimum.
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The amendment was passed during the 32nd sitting of the Parliament’s first session of 2025, held on May 15, before receiving presidential ratification.
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Under the revised law, by-elections will no longer be required if a seat—such as that of a council chairperson or a WDC member—becomes vacant with 548 days or less remaining in the current term.
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The amendment was passed during the 32nd sitting of the Parliament’s first session of 2025, held on May 15, before receiving presidential ratification.
Word for word from the report in The Standard. Open the report
