{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-2/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-2/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1972/70",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The . . . mayor of a London borough shall be elected annually by the council from among the councillors.\n(2) The . . . mayor shall, unless he resigns or becomes disqualified, continue in office until his successor becomes entitled to act as . . . mayor.\n(3) During his term of office the . . . mayor shall continue to be a member of the council notwithstanding the provisions of this Schedule relating to the retirement of councillors.\n(4) . . . a London borough council may pay the mayor, such allowance as the council think reasonable for the purpose of enabling the . . . mayor to meet the expenses of his office.\n(5) The mayor of a London Borough shall have precedence in the borough, but not so as prejudicially to affect Her Majesty’s royal prerogative.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1, 102, Sch. 17"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/schedule/2/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:48:26.887741+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}