# The Denbighshire and Wrexham (Areas) Order 1996, Article 6: Community Councillors


(1) Regulation 8 of the Regulations shall, in relation to the office of councillor of the communities of Llangollen and Llangollen Rural have effect subject to the following provisions of this article.
(2) Any casual vacancy which exists at, or otherwise occurs after, 1st January 1997 in the office of community councillor for the existing community of Llangollen Rural shall not be filled except—
(a) where notice of the election has already been given before 1st January 1997; or
(b) where the number of members of that council will otherwise be less than the number that constitutes a quorum for meetings of the council.
(3) There shall be a council for the new community of Llangollen Rural.
(4) The number of councillors for the new community of Llangollen Rural shall be ten.
(5) Any person in office immediately before 1st April 1997 as councillor for the existing community of Llangollen Rural in the county of Denbighshire shall, on and after 1st April 1997, be a councillor for the new community of Llangollen Rural in the county borough of Wrexham and shall (unless he previously resigns his office or it otherwise becomes vacant) retire on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 1999.
(6) In relation to a person who, by virtue of paragraph (5) above, holds office on and after 1st April 1997 as community councillor for the new community of Llangollen Rural, regulation 8(3) of the Regulations shall apply to such a person as if he were remaining in such office during the period provided for by that paragraph (5).
(7) Any vacancy which exists at 1st April 1997 in the office of community councillor for the new community of Llangollen Rural shall be treated as if it were a casual vacancy in such office occurring on that date.
(8) In relation to the qualification of any person to be elected and to be a member of the council of the community of Llangollen, this Order shall be deemed for the purposes of section 79 of the Local Government Act 1972 to have been in operation during the whole of the twelve months preceding the relevant day within the meaning of that section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2914/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/denbighshire-and-wrexham-areas-order-1996/article-6
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