# Local Government Act 1972, Section 116: Members of local authorities in England not to be appointed as officers.

Extent: E+W

A person shall, so long as he is, and for twelve months after he ceases to be, a member of a local authority in England, be disqualified for being appointed or elected by that authority to any paid office, other than to the office of chairman or vice-chairman or, in the case of a local authority in England which are operating executive arrangements which involve a leader and cabinet executive, the office of executive leader or member of the executive. . ..

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/116 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/section-116
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