84 Resignation.E+W
[F1(1)]A person elected to any office under this Act 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.
[F2(2)A person elected or appointed to an office under Part . . . F3 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
F3Words repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt.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)
C1S. 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
C2S. 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
C3S. 84(2) amended by S.I. 1985/1884, arts. 10, 11(3), Sch. 3 para. 2
C4S. 84(2) modified by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2) Sch. 1 para. 4