1 In section 9 (vacation of office on account of non-attendance)—N.I.
(a)in subsection (1), for “and (3)” substitute “ to (4) ”;
(b)after subsection (3) add—
“(4) Any period during which a councillor is suspended or partially suspended under Part 9 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 is to be disregarded for the purpose of calculating the period of six months under subsection (1) (and accordingly—
(a)a period during which a councillor fails to attend meetings of the council that falls immediately before, and
(b)a period during which a councillor fails to attend meetings of the council that falls immediately after,
a period of suspension or partial suspension are to be treated as consecutive).”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 9 para. 1 in operation at 2.6.2014 by S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1