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Regulation 4 Qualifications for appointment

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A candidate for appointment to a registration office must be qualified in accordance with the following conditions:—

(a)

he must produce satisfactory evidence as to character;

(b)

he must have attained the age of 21;

(c)

he must not have attained the age of 65;

(d)

if he has attained the age of 55 he must—

(i)

in the case of a candidate for appointment as superintendent registrar, previously have held a registration office or deputy registration office for at least 5 years in the aggregate;

(ii)

in the case of a candidate for appointment to any other registration office, previously have held a registration office or a deputy registration office for a period in the aggregate at least equal to that which has elapsed since he attained the age of 55:

Provided that the council may appoint a candidate who is not qualified under paragraph (c), or a candidate who is not qualified under paragraph (d), if the Registrar General is satisfied that there is no other suitable candidate for appointment.