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[F1(1)]A person elected to any office under this Act [F2or elected as an elected mayor]may at any time resign his office by written notice delivered—
(a)except in a case falling within paragraph (b), (c) or (d) below, to the proper officer of the council;
(b)in the case of a person elected to a corporate office in a London borough, to the proper officer of the borough;
(c)in the case of a parish or community councillor, to the chairman of the parish or community council;
(d)in the case of a chairman of a parish or community council or of a parish meeting, to the council or the meeting, as the case may be;
and his resignation shall take effect upon the receipt of the notice by the person or body to whom it is required to be delivered.
[F3(2)A person elected or appointed to an office under Part F4. . . IV of the Local Government Act 1985 may at any time resign his office by written notice delivered to the proper officer of the authority of which he is a member and his resignation shall take effect upon the receipt of the notice by that officer.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 84 renumbered as s. 84(1) by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 84, Sch. 14 para. 6
F2Words in s. 84(1) inserted (E.) (26.10.2000) and (W.) (28.7.2001) by 2000 c. 22, ss. 46, 108(4), Sch. 3 para. 10(1)(2); S.I. 2000/2849, art. 2(e)
F3S. 84(2) inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 84, Sch. 14 Pt. I para. 6
F4Words repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt. I
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 5 applied (23.5.2019) by The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/957), arts. 1, 15(1)
C2Pt. 5 applied (14.2.2020) by The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/156), arts. 1, 17(1)
C3Pt. 5 applied (18.3.2022) by The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/331), arts. 1(1), 18(1)
C4S. 84 applied (10.01.1992) by S.I. 1991/2913, arts. 6, 8, Sch. 1.
S. 84: certain functions transferred (subject to modifications) (10.01.1992) by S.I. 1991/2913, arts. 6, 8, Sch. 1.
S. 84 applied (with modifications)(8.1.1996) by 1995 c. x, ss. 1(3), 44, Sch. Pt. I
C5S. 84 applied (07.08.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, arts. 6, 8, Sch. 1
S. 84: certain functions transferred (subject to modifications) (07.08.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, arts. 6, 8, Sch. 1
C6S. 84 applied (with modifications) (E.) (24.3.2011) by The Hull and Goole Port Health Authority Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/939), arts. 1(1), 7, Sch. 1
C7S. 84 applied (with modifications) (E.) (31.3.2017) by The Weymouth Port Health Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/558), arts. 1(1), 8, Sch. 1
C8S. 84(2) amended by S.I. 1985/1884, arts. 10, 11(3), Sch. 3 para. 2
C9S. 84(2) modified by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2) Sch. 1 para. 4
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