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Paragraph 2 Local Government Act 1972I1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

The Local Government Act 1972 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 85(3A) (vacation of office by failure to attend meetings), after “2000” insert “, or suspended under section 31(4) of the Elections Act 2022,”.

(3)

In section 86 (declaration by local authority of vacancy), in subsection (1)(b), after “1983” insert “, or by virtue of an order under section 30 of the Elections Act 2022”.

(4)

In section 87 (date of casual vacancies)—

(a)

in subsection (1), before paragraph (e) insert—

“(db)

in the case of a disqualification by virtue of an order under section 30 of the Elections Act 2022 (disqualification of offenders for holding elective office etc), on the date the office is vacated in accordance with section 31 of that Act (vacation of office etc);”;

(b)

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

In a case where subsection (1)(db) and one or both of subsections (1)(d) and (1)(da) apply in relation to a vacancy, the vacancy is to be deemed to have occurred on the date mentioned in subsection (1)(db).”

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 10 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 67(1)

I2

Sch. 10 para. 2 in force at 1.11.2023 by S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 3(k)