Paragraph 17

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. para. 20(2) revoked by Local Government Act 2003 Sch. 8 Pt. 2
Sch. para. 6(1) words revoked by Local Government Act 2003 Sch. 8 Pt. 2
Sch. para. 6(2) words revoked by Local Government Act 2003 Sch. 8 Pt. 2
Sch. para. 21 revoked by Local Government Act 2003 Sch. 8 Pt. 2
Sch. para. 2 word omitted by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 1(a)
Sch. para. 2 words inserted by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 1(b)
Sch. para. 11 substituted by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 2
Sch. para. 12(1) words in Sch. para. 12 renumbered as Sch. para. 12(1) by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 3(a)
Sch. para. 12(2) inserted by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 3(b)
Sch. para. 12A 12B inserted by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 4
Sch. para. 13 words inserted by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 5
Sch. para. 13A inserted by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 6
Sch. para. 16(1) words inserted by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 7(a)
Sch. para. 16(2) words inserted by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 7(b)
Sch. para. 20(1) words substituted by Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) 2020 Sch. 3 para. 8

(1)

The Authority shall elect a chairman, and may elect a vice-chairman, from among its members.

(2)

The chairman and, if a vice-chairman is elected, the vice-chairman, shall, subject to paragraphs 13 to 16, hold office for a period of one year from the date of their election.

(3)

Sub-paragraph (2) above shall not prevent a person who holds or has held office as chairman or vice-chairman, as the case may be, from being elected or re-elected to either of those offices.

(4)

On a casual vacancy occurring in the office of chairman or, if a vice-chairman has been elected, the vice-chairman, the Authority shall elect from its members a person to replace the chairman, and may so elect a person to replace the vice-chairman, as the case may be.

(5)

The election to replace the chairman under sub-paragraph (4) above shall take place not later than the next following ordinary meeting of the Authority.