Article 5 Elections to fill casual vacancies
In relation to a casual vacancy in the office of a councillor of a district, county or parish council who would regularly have retired on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election in 2009—
(a)
section 89(3) of the 1972 Act; and
(b)
paragraphs (3) and (6) of rule 5 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006f1,
have effect as if for the words “six months before” in each of these provisions there were substituted the words “the period beginning with 7th November 2008 and ending immediately before”.
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