London Government Act 1963

1 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, sections 3 to 7 of the Local Government Act 1933 and section 14 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 shall apply in relation to the chairman, vice-chairman and alderman of the Greater London Council (hereafter in this Schedule referred to as “the Council ”) as if in those sections—

(a) for any reference to a county council there were substituted a reference to the Council;

(b) for any reference to county aldermen or county councilors there were substituted references to aldermen or councillors, as the case may be, of the Council;

(c) for any reference to the provisions of that Act relating to the retirement of county councillors there were substituted a reference to the provisions of this Schedule relating to the retirement of councillors of the Council.

(2) In their application to the Council, the said provisions of the said Act of 1933 shah have effect subject to the following modifications, that is to say—

(a) section 3(5) and section 5(3) from “except” onwards shall be omitted ;

(b) section 6(2) shall have effect as if for the words “one-third ” and “three ” 'wherever those words occur there were substituted respectively the words “one-sixth ” and “six ” ;

(c) the reference in section 6(4) to those who have been aldermen for the longest time without re-election shall in relation to the year 1967 be construed as a reference to those of the first aldermen of the Council who were elected by the smallest number of votes ; and if it is necessary to decide between two or more of those aldermen who received an equal number of votes, the choice shall be made by drawing lots at, and under the direction of the person presiding at, the annual meeting of the Council for 1964.

(3) The Council may appoint a member thereof to be deputy chairman thereof, and section 5 (2) and (3) of the said Act of 1933 shall apply in relation to the deputy chairman as they apply in relation to the vice-chairman of the Council.