Paragraph 28 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

For section 63 (vacancy where acting commissioner acts for 6 months), substitute—

“63.

(1)

Subsection (2) applies where—

(a)

the deputy mayor is appointed under section 107C of the 2009 Act to act for the Mayor because the Mayor is unable to act; and

(b)

the Mayor does not cease to be unable to act during the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the acting mayor was appointed.

(2)

At the end of that 6 month period—

(a)

the Mayor ceases to be the Mayor, and

(b)

accordingly, the office of Mayor becomes vacant.”.