8In section 80 of the Local Government Act 1972 (disqualifications for election and holding office as member of local authority), in subsection (1)(e) the words “or under the Audit Commission Act 1998” are omitted.
9In section 85 of that Act (vacation of office by failure to attend meetings), after subsection (3) there is inserted—
“(3A)Any period during which a member of a local authority is suspended or partially suspended under section 66, 73, 78 or 79 of the Local Government Act 2000 shall be disregarded for the purpose of calculating the period of six consecutive months under subsection (1) above (and, accordingly, a period during which a member fails to attend meetings of the authority that falls immediately before, and another such period that falls immediately after, a period of suspension or partial suspension shall be treated as consecutive).”
10In section 86 of that Act (declaration by local authority of vacancy in office in certain cases), in subsection (1)(b) after “1998” there is inserted “or section 79 of the Local Government Act 2000”.
11In section 87(1) of that Act (date of casual vacancies)—
(a)after paragraph (e) there is inserted—
“(ee)in the case of a disqualification under section 79 of the Local Government Act 2000, on the expiration of the ordinary period allowed for making an appeal or application with respect to the relevant decision under that section or, if an appeal or application is made, on the date on which that appeal or application is finally disposed of or abandoned or fails by reason of non-prosecution thereof;”,
(b)in paragraph (f), for “(e)” there is substituted “(ee)”.
12Sections 94 to 98 of that Act (restrictions on voting) cease to have effect.
13Section 105 of that Act (disability for voting on account of interest in contracts etc) ceases to have effect.