Article 5 Notice of a vacancy
United Kingdom
The combined authority F1or combined county authority in which the office of mayor exists must give public notice of a vacancy and must take steps to give public notice in accordance with section 232 (public notices) of the Local Government Act 1972 M1 as follows—
in a case where the combined authority or combined county authority declares the office to be vacant, immediately after the declaration;
in any other case, as soon as practicable after the date on which, by virtue of article 4, the vacancy is treated as occurring.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in art. 5 inserted (7.2.2024) by The Combined Authorities (Mayors) Filling of Vacancies Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/132), regs. 1(1), 2(d)
Marginal citations
- M1
Section 232 was amended by section 119 of and Schedule 6 to the 2009 Act.