§ Art. 134Invalidation of municipal election after a new municipal council takes office

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Invalidation of municipal election after a new municipal council takes office.
In the event that the Election Appeal Committee declares elections invalid after an
incoming municipal council takes office, that municipal council shall remain in office until
new elections have been held and rulings have been made on any complaints arising in
relation to the repeat election.
After the expiry of the outgoing municipal council’s electoral term and until the duly
elected municipal council takes office under the provisions of this Article, the outgoing
municipal council shall not carry out any payments nor undertake any obligations on behalf of
the municipality except as authorised in the budget, by law or by general administrative
provisions, or by authorisation from the ministry with the portfolio for municipal affairs.

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