# Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, Paragraph 1


In section 9 (vacation of office on account of non-attendance)—
(a) in subsection (1), for “and (3)” substitute “ to (4) ”;
(b) after subsection (3) add—
“(4) Any period during which a councillor is suspended or partially suspended under Part 9 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 is to be disregarded for the purpose of calculating the period of six months under subsection (1) (and accordingly—
(a) a period during which a councillor fails to attend meetings of the council that falls immediately before, and
(b) a period during which a councillor fails to attend meetings of the council that falls immediately after,
a period of suspension or partial suspension are to be treated as consecutive).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/schedule/9/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-northern-ireland-2014/schedule-9/paragraph-1
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