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TO THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON THE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND
COUNCILS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE SHALL PLACE ONE OR MORE
CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVES IN WHATEVER VACANCIES, WHETHER

BY EXPIRATION OF TERM, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL, DEATH, OR

OTHERWISE, MAY ARISE ON EXISTING BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND
COUNCILS. ANY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, OR COUNCILS, WHETHER
REGULATORY OR ADVISORY, CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
LICENSING AND REGULATION AFTER JULY 1, 1974 SHALL INCLUDE
ONE OR MORE CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVES.

(D) CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDED FOR IN

SUBSECTION C OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN

GRADING EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY, OR UNDER THE

AUTHORITY OF, THE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS

WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION.

(E) ANY REQUIREMENT THAT MEMBERS OF ANY BOARD,

COMMISSION, OR COUNCIL WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

AND REGULATION BE LICENSED, EXPERIENCED, OR OTHERWISE

SPECIALLY QUALIFIED SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO CONSUMER
REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDED FOR BY SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS
SECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That all laws
or parts of laws, public general or public local,
inconsistent with this Act, are repealed to the extent of
the inconsistency.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved May 31, 1974.

CHAPTER 860
(Senate Bill 822)
AN ACT concerning

Municipal Corporations — Annexation

FOR the purpose of providing that in Anne Arundel County
certain areas affected by annexation of another area
may vote on the proposition under certain
circumstances.

BY adding to

Article 23A — Corporations — Municipal