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Section 24B: Deputy presiding member

Local Government Act 1972 · 1972 c. 70View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales

The section applies where a principal council have determined to have a presiding member.

The principal council must appoint a member of the council to act as deputy to the presiding member ("the deputy presiding member").

A member of the executive of a principal council , or an assistant to the executive, may not be appointed as the deputy presiding member.

A deputy presiding member is to continue in office until the occurrence of—

the deputy presiding member's resignation or disqualification,
a successor becoming entitled to act as deputy presiding member,
the council determining not to have an office of presiding member, or
an ordinary council election under section 26.

A deputy presiding member may do anything authorised or required to be done by the presiding member.

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