# Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, Paragraph 14


(1) The chair of a council who is continuously absent from the district of the council, except in case of illness, for a period exceeding three months, ceases as from the expiration of that period to hold office as chair.
(2) Where a person ceases to be chair of a council under sub-paragraph (1), the council must forthwith declare the office of chair vacant and publish a notice to that effect.
(3) The notice must be signed by the clerk of the council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/schedule/1/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-northern-ireland-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-14
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