3 “Registrar-General” means the Registrar-General of Voters referred to in section 18 of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] (No. 25 of 2004) or, in respect of any particular function vested in the Registrar-General, any person to whom he may have delegated that function in terms of subsection (3) of that section;”; (iii) by the repeal of the definition of “executive committee”; (b) in subsection (2) by the repeal of paragraph (c) and the substitution of— “(c) “the total membership of a council” means the number of members which in terms of this Act composes the council, other than appointed councillors.”. 6 Amendment of section 4 of Cap. 29:15 Section 4 (“Provisions relating to establishment, alteration or abolition of municipalities, towns, councils and council areas”) of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1) by the repeal of paragraph (d) and the substitution of— “(c) may, after consultation with the Commission, divide the council area into any number of wards.”; (b) in subsection (2) by the insertion after “ by proclamation in the Gazette and after consultation with the council” of “and (in relation to the division or redivision of the council area into wards) the Commission”; (c) in subsection (4)(e) by the deletion of “Electoral Act [Chapter 2:01]”wherever it occurs and the substitution of “Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] (No. 25 of 2004)”. 7 New section inserted in Cap. 29:15 The principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 4— “4A Membership of municipal and town councils (1) Subject to this Act, every municipal and town council shall consist of— (a) one elected councillor for each ward of the council area; and (b) such number of appointed councillors representing special interests, not exceeding one-quarter of the number of elected councillors, as the Minister may fix in respect of the council by statutory instrument, and who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Minister. (2) Appointed councillors shall participate in the business of the municipal or town council to which they are appointed and perform the same functions and be entitled to the same benefits in every respect as if they were elected councillors, except that they shall not have a vote at meetings of the municipal or town council concerned.”. 8 Amendment of section 6 of Cap. 29:15 Section 6 (“Provisions relating to establishment, alteration or abolition of local government areas and local boards”) (4)(d) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of “Electoral Act [Chapter 2:01]” and the substitution of “Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] (No. 25 of 2004)”. 9 Amendment of section 11 of Cap. 29:15 Section 11 (“Advertising of intention to exercise powers under section 4 or 6”) (4) of the principal Act is amended by the insertion after “after considering any representations made as a 3