Regulation 5 Notification of failure to appoint
(1)
Where—
(a)
a local authority has the power to appoint a councillor under paragraph 9(2) of the Schedule, and
(b)
the local authority fails to exercise the power before the relevant date,
the local authority shall notify the Secretary of State on that date of its failure.
(2)
The relevant date is 14 days after the date on which the nominated councillor accepts the nomination.