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Section Ya49
 

1. If nominations for an election to the island council take place within a period of two months after the entry into force of the Act of 17 May 2010 amending the Elections Act to reflect the new constitutional status of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba as public bodies within the Netherlands (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees no. 347), the following provisions shall apply to the election.


2. The publication made pursuant to section G 1, subsection 8 for elections to the provincial council shall also apply to elections to the island council.


3. Notwithstanding sections G 3, G 4 and G 5, the following time limits shall apply to elections to the island council:


a. notwithstanding section G 3, subsections 1 and 6 in conjunction with section Ya 13, requests to register or to amend the registration of the appellations of political groupings may be submitted no later than the fifteenth day before nomination day;


b. the decision of the central electoral committee on a request as referred to in (a) shall be taken within three days, shall be immediately forwarded to the agent, and shall be immediately published in the manner customary in the public body;


c. a decision as referred to in section Ya 48, subsection 2 in conjunction with section G 4, subsection 2 shall be taken no later than the twelfth day before nomination day;


d. notwithstanding section G 5, subsection 1 (b) and (c) in conjunction with section Ya 46, an application for review of:


1° a decision as referred to in (b) shall be filed no later than the third day after the date of the publication referred to in section G 3, subsection 5 or after the day on which the decision is deemed to have been refused;


2° a decision as referred to in (c) shall be filed no later than the third day after the day on which the decision is published or after the day on which the decision is deemed to have been refused;


e. the Joint Court shall give judgment no later than the seventh day after the application for review is received; and if its judgment declares the application for review well founded, it shall substitute its judgment for the decision that has been set aside. The President of the Joint Court shall immediately inform the parties and the central electoral committee of the judgment.