SECTION 166

(1) The number of municipal councillors shall be as follows: - councils with less than 50 000 (fifty thousand) inhabitants: 25 (twenty-five) councillors; - councils with from fifty 50 000 (fifty thousand) to 100 000 (one hundred thousand) inhabitants: 31 (thirty-one) councillors; - councils with from 100 001 (one hundred thousand and one) to 200 000 (two hundred thousand) inhabitants: 35 (thirty-five) councillors; - councils with from 200 001 (two hundred thousand and one) to 300,000 (three hundred thousand) inhabitants: 41 (forty-one) councillors; - councils with over 300 000 (three hundred thousand) inhabitants: 61 (sixty-one) councillors. (2) The official population census immediately preceding municipal elections shall serve as basis for determining, through regulation, the number of municipal councillors per council, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section 1 above. (3) The council board shall reflect the various sociological components of the council. It must, in particular, ensure representation of the indigenous populations of the council, minorities and gender mainstreaming. (4) Senators of the council of attachment shall attend council board meetings in an advisory capacity. II - Powers of the Council Board