http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/37/schedule/8/paragraph/12/2023-10-31Elections Act 2022Statute Law Database2024-07-01Expert Participation2023-10-31 SchedulesSchedule 8Voting and candidacy rights of EU citizensPart 4Transitional provision etcHolders of elected offices121This paragraph applies where—aimmediately before the coming into force of a particular provision of this Schedule (the “relevant provision”), a person holds an office falling within sub-paragraph (4),bthe person’s term in that office is due to continue after that time, andcapart from this paragraph, the person would become disqualified for continuing to hold that office as a result of the coming into force of the relevant provision.2The coming into force of the relevant provision does not affect the person’s qualification to continue holding that office until the end of their current term in that office.3For the purposes of this paragraph, a person is to be treated as holding an office from the time when the person is elected as, or declared to be returned as, the holder of the office (and accordingly the person’s term of office is to be treated as beginning at that time).4The following offices fall within this sub-paragraph—amember of the Northern Ireland Assembly;bmember of a local authority in England;celected mayor (within the meaning of Part 1A of the Local Government Act 2000);dmayor for the area of a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;eMayor of London;fmember of the London Assembly;gpolice and crime commissioner.5In sub-paragraph (4)(b), “local authority in England” means a county council in England, a district council, a parish council, a London borough council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly.Sch. 8 para. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 67(1)
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