Town Clerk, Royston King will officially announce the vacancy of the Constituency 3 seat on the Georgetown City Council on Monday, immediately after which he will write to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to have a by-election called.
With the death of Councillor Junior Garrett the constituency which includes Bel Air Gardens, Bel Air Springs, Prashad Nagar, North East and North West Campellville is without a direct representative on the 30-person council, a situation which according to law should be remedied via a by-election.
The Municipal and District Councils Act (Chapter 28:01) specifies that Town Clerk Royston King must at the next meeting of council, which is scheduled for February 12,2018, announce that his seat is now vacant.
According to Section 43(1)
