# Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, Paragraph 15


This Act has effect as if for section 63 (vacancy where acting commissioner acts for 6 months) there were substituted—
“Vacancy where deputy mayor acts for 6 months
63 (1) This section applies where—
(a) the deputy mayor is appointed under section 107C of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 or section 29 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 to act for the Mayor because the Mayor is unable to act; and
(b) the Mayor does not cease to be unable to act during the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the acting mayor was appointed.
(2) At the end of that 6 month period—
(a) the Mayor ceases to be the Mayor, and
(b) accordingly, the office of Mayor becomes vacant.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/schedule/10A/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/schedule-10A/paragraph-15
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