Constituency Councils (Amendment) Act, 2015 - Barbados

Section 5 of the principal Act is amended by
a) deleting the word “and” appearing at the end of paragraph (f); 
b) deleting the full stop appearing at the end of paragraph (g) and inserting the words “; and”; and 
c) inserting immediately after paragraph (g), the following: 
“(h) engage in fund raising activities which shall 
(i)  comply with the guidelines developed by the Ministry of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Community Development; and 
(ii)  be approved by the Permanent Secretary.”. 
 

Amendment of section 6 of Cap. 4 
4. Section 6 of the principal Act is amended by 
(a) renumbering that section as subsection (1) thereof; 
(b) deleting the full stop appearing at the end of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) as renumbered and substituting a semi-colon; and
(c) inserting immediately after paragraph (c), the following: 
“ (d) monetary or in kind donations from 
(i) a company incorporated under the Companies Act, Cap. 308; or 
(ii) a charity registered under the Charities Act, Cap. 243.”; 
 

(d)  inserting immediately after subsection (1), the following: 
“(2) Every Council that is offered a monetary or in kind donation referred to in subsection (1) shall seek the permission of the Permanent Secretary before accepting the same.”.