# Local Government Act 2000, Section 9IA: Removal of leader


(1) Executive arrangements by a local authority which provide for a leader and cabinet executive (England) must include provision for the council to remove the executive leader by resolution.
(2) If a council passes a resolution to remove the executive leader, a new executive leader is to be elected—
(a) at the meeting at which the leader is removed from office, or
(b) at a subsequent meeting.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/22/section/9IA (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-2000/section-9IA
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