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(1) A council must formally adopt by resolution a caretaker policy governing the conduct of the council and its staff during the period that:
(a) commences on the nomination day for a general election as defined in the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations ; and
(b) ends when the result of the general election is declared under regulation 56 of those Regulations.
(2) The caretaker policy must be made in accordance with any guidelines that the Minister may make.
(3) If the Minister makes guidelines under subsection (2), the council must formally amend by resolution its caretaker policy so that it complies with the guidelines, as soon as practicable after the guidelines are made.