President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has ratified the sixth amendment to the “Decentralisation Act” (Act No. 7/2010). The amendment was passed by the Parliament at the 22nd sitting of its third session, on 26th November 2015.
Following ratification, the Act has been published in the Government Gazette.
The amendment states that three members will be elected to the Island Council in islands with a population less than 3,000, which was previously comprised of five members. Also according to the new amendment, five members will be elected to the Island Councils in islands with a population more than 3,000, which was previously seven members for populations between 3,000 and 10,000, and 9 members for populations more than 10,000.