Paragraph 1 Constitution of political groups

(1)

A political group shall be treated as constituted in relation to a local authority when there is delivered to the proper officer of the local authority a notice in writing which—

(a)

is signed by two or more members of the local authority who wish to be treated as a political group; and

(b)

complies with the provisions of sub-paragraph (3).

(2)

A political group shall cease to be constituted if the number of persons who are to be treated as members of that group is less than two.

(3)

A notice under sub-paragraph (1) shall state—

(a)

that the members of the local authority who have signed it wish to be treated as a political group;

(b)

the name of the group; and

(c)

the name of one member of the group who has signed the notice and who is to act as its leader.

(4)

A notice under sub-paragraph (1) may specify the name of one other member of the group who has signed the notice and who is authorised to act in the place of the leader when he is unable to act (“the deputy leader”).

(5)

The name of the group or the name of the person who is the leader or deputy leader may be changed by a further notice in writing delivered to the proper officer and signed—

(a)

in the case of a change in the name of the group or the deputy leader, by the leader of the group or a majority of the members of the group;

(b)

in the case of a change of the leader of the group, by a majority of the members of the group.