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Act No. 53 of 1960.

(b)

by the deletion of paragraph (a) of that sub-section and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:

“(a)

eight senators nominated by the Governor-General, of whom two shall be nominated from each province of the Union; and”;

(c)

by the deletion in paragraph (b) of that sub-section of the expression “(to the nearest figure)”, and the substitution in that paragraph for the word “one-fifth” of the word “one-tenth”;

(d)

by the insertion after sub-section (1) of the following sub-section :

“(1)bis Where in the case of any province the figure to be divided by ten for the purpose of determining the number of senators to be elected in respect of that province in terms of paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) is not a multiple of ten, that figure shall for the said purpose be assumed to be the lowest multiple of ten above the said figure.”; and

(e)

by the substitution in sub-section (2) for the expression “Representation of Natives Act, 1936” of the expression “Separate Representation of Voters Act, 1951”.

Amendment of section 3 of Act 53 of 1955.

4. Section three of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for sub-section (2) of the following sub-section:

“(2)  (a)

The Governor-General shall when nominating senators have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the Senate will as far as practicable consist of persons having knowledge of matters affecting the various interests of the inhabitants of the Union.

(b)

When nominating senators, the Governor-General shall have regard further to the requirement that at least one of the two senators nominated from each province under this section shall be thoroughly acquainted, by reason of official experience or otherwise, with the interests of the coloured population in the province concerned for which the said senator is nominated, and that the said senator should be capable inter alia of serving as the channel through which the interests of the said coloured population in the province concerned may be promoted.

(c)

For the purposes of this sub-section, the coloured population of any province shall be deemed to consist of persons who are members of the Cape Coloured Group, the Malay Group, the Griqua Group or the Other Coloured Group as defined in paragraph (d).

(d)

For the purposes of this sub-section the―

(i)

Cape Coloured Group includes any person who in fact is, or is generally accepted as a member of the race or class known as the Cape Coloureds;

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