E1 Part II Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales
Members of principal councils
C124 Vice-chairman.
1
A principal council shall appoint a member of the council to be a vice-chairman of the council.
F11A
A member of the executive of a principal council F3, or an assistant to the executive, may not be appointed as the vice-chairman of the council.
C22
The vice-chairman shall, unless he resigns or becomes disqualified, hold office until immediately after the election of a chairman at the next annual meeting of the council and during that time shall continue to be a member of the council notwithstanding the provisions of this Act relating to the retirement of councillors.
3
Subject to any standing orders made by the council, anything authorised or required to be done by, to or before the chairman may be done by, to or before the vice-chairman.
F24
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Part II (ss. 20-38) extends to Wales only: see s. 38