Part VIIE+W Miscellaneous Powers of Local Authorities

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2Pt. VII (ss. 111-146) extended by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 83(2), 219(3)

StaffE+W

116 Members of local authorities not to be appointed as officers.E+W

A person shall, so long as he is, and for twelve months after he ceases to be, a member of a local authority, be disqualified for being appointed [F1or elected] by that authority to any paid office, other than to the office of chairman or vice-chairman [F2or, in the case of a local authority which are operating executive arrangements which involve a leader and cabinet executive, the office of executive leader or member of the executive]. . ..

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 116 inserted (E.) (11.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/2237, art. 8(a) and (W.) (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2002/808, art. 8(a)

F2Words in s. 116 inserted (E.) (11.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/2237, art. 8(b) and (W.) (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2002/808, art. 8(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C5S. 116: certain functions transferred (7.8.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, art. 8, Sch. 2

S. 116: certain functions transferred (10.1.1992) by S.I. 1991/2913, art. 8, Sch. 2

C7S. 116 restricted (23.11.1995) by S.I. 1995/2803, art. 19(1), Sch. 6 para. 1

C8S. 116: power to make provisions about matters of the kind dealt with in this section conferred (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 44(1), Sch. 4(a)(vi); S.I. 1997/1930, art. 2(1)(2)(m)