I proclaim Law on corrections and amendments of the Law on election of members of representative bodies of local self-administration and administration, which was brought by Chamber of Deputies of Croatian National Sabor on its session of 28 June 1996.
Number: 01-96-1285/1
Zagreb, 5 July 1996.

“Croatian citizens members of ethnic and national communities or minorities who consist at least 8% of electoral body of the particular local self-administrative unit, i.e. unit of local administration and self-administration, shall have a right to equivalent representation (to their percentage) in representative body of the same unit of local administration, i.e. local administration and self-administration.

Members of ethnic and national communities and minorities who consist less than 8% of electoral body on the state level, shall have a right for representation in representative body of local self-administrative unit, i.e. unit of local administration and self-administration in accordance to the prescription provided in a Charter of those same units of local administration, i.e. unit of local administration and self-administration.”

“If the representation of ethnic and national communities or minorities will not be achieved in accordance to the provisions of this Law, a number of members of representative body of unit of local self-administration, i.e. unit of local administration and self-administration shall be increased up to number which is needed for its realization; elected will be considered members of particular minority who were candidates but not elected on election lists for members of representative bodies of units of local self-administration, i.e. unit of local administration and self-administration. They will be selected in accordance to the success of each list participating in elections.”

Representative bodies of local self-administrative units, i.e. units of local administration and self-administration which did not regulated by Charter a number of members in their representative bodies, as well as representative bodies of newly formed units of local self-administration, i.e. units of local administration and self-administration shall elect their members in following order:
- cities and municipalities up to 10.000 inhabitants, 20 members,
- cities and municipalities do 20.000 inhabitants, 25 members,
- cities up to 40.000 inhabitants, 30 members,
- cities up to 100.000 inhabitants, 40 members,
- cities with more than 100.000 inhabitants, 45 members,
- counties, 45 members.

The implementation of this Law begins on the eight day of its publication in "Narodne novine”.
Class: 015-01/96-02/01
Zagreb, 28 June 1996.