Section 9IB: Leader to continue to hold office as councillor

Local Government Act 2000 · 2000 c. 22View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1A: Arrangements with respect to local authority governance in England — CHAPTER 2: Executive arrangements

A person who is the executive leader of a leader and cabinet executive (England) remains a member of the council during the period that the person is the executive leader.

Accordingly, any enactment which provides for the person's earlier retirement as a councillor does not apply.

This section does not affect anything by which the executive leader may cease to be a councillor otherwise than by retirement (including disqualification or resignation).

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