C5C6C7 Part V General Provisions as to Members and Proceedings of Local Authorities

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7

Pt. V (ss. 79-100) applied (12.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/867, reg. 11(6)

Pt. V (ss. 79-100) applied (temp. from 4.5.1995 to 31.3.1996) by S.I. 1995/1042, art. 4(1)

Acceptance, resignation and vacation of office, and casual vacancies

C186 Declaration by local authority of vacancy in office in certain cases.

F11

Where a member of a local authority—

a

ceases to be qualified to be a member of the authority; or

C2b

becomes disqualified for being a member of the authority otherwise than F2under the Audit Commission Act 1998 F3or section F10... 79 of the Local Government Act 2000F9or section 34 of the Localism Act 2011 or by virtue of, a conviction or a breach of any provision of Part II of the M1F4Representation of thePeople Act 1983; or

c

ceases to be a member of the authority by reason of failure to attend meetings of the authority;

the authority shall, except in any case in which a declaration has been made by the High Court under this Part of this Act, forthwith declare his office to be vacant.

C3C4F52

In this section “local authority” includes a joint authority F6, an economic prosperity board, a combined authorityF7and a joint waste authorityF8 . . .