# Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The council shall exercise its power to appoint political members of a sub-group so as to ensure that, so far as practicable, the political members of all the sub-groups, taken together, reflect the balance of parties prevailing among the members of the council immediately after the last local general election.
(2) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a person shall hold and vacate office as a political member in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
(3) A political member shall hold office until the date of the local general election next following his appointment.
(4) A person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the political member in whose place he is appointed.
(5) A political member shall cease to hold office if—
(a) he resigns by notice in writing to the council;
(b) he becomes disqualified for membership of a sub-group; or
(c) he ceases to be a member of the council.
(6) A person whose term of office as a political member expires or who has resigned shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(7) Where a political member ceases to hold office at any time during the transitional period, no appointment shall be made to fill the casual vacancy; and paragraph 2 and sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph shall have effect subject to this sub-paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/32/schedule/3A/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/schedule-3A/paragraph-3
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