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A person ceasing to hold any office under this Act shall, unless he is not qualified or is disqualified, be eligible for re-election.
The acts and proceedings of any person who has been elected to an office under this Act and acts in that office shall, notwithstanding his disqualification or want of qualification, be as valid and effectual as if he had been qualified.
F1[(1)Regulations may provide for the making by councils, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, of payments to councillors for, or in relation to anything done in connection with, service as councillors; but payments under the regulations shall not exceed such amounts or rates as the Department may determine.]
(2)In this section “councillor” includes a member of a committee or sub-committee of a council, whether he is a member of the council or not.
(1)Subject to subsection (2), a council may—
(a)make payments towards expenditure reasonably incurred by councillors in making official or courtesy visits, whether inside or outside the United Kingdom, on behalf of the council;
(b)defray any expenses reasonably incurred in the reception and entertainment by way of official courtesy of distinguished persons residing in or visiting the district of the council or persons representative of or connected with local government or other public services whether inside or outside the United Kingdom, and in the supply of information to any such persons.
(2)The payments which a council may make under subsection (1)( a) towards expenditure incurred by a councillor for any purpose corresponding to a purpose for which payments may be made under section 36 shall be at rates to be determined by the council but not exceeding the rates [F2 determined by the Department] under section 36 for payments for the corresponding purpose.
(3)In this section “councillor” includes a member of a committee or sub-committee of a council, whether he is a member of the council or not.
(1)Subject to subsection (3), a council may make payments towards expenditure reasonably incurred by a councillor or an officer of the council in respect of attendance authorised by the council at any conference or meeting, whether inside or outside the United Kingdom, convened by any person or body (other than a person or body convening it in the course of a trade or business or a body whose objects are wholly or partly political) for the purpose of discussing matters connected with the discharge of the functions of the council or the development of trade, industry or commerce in the district or otherwise affecting the district or its inhabitants.
(2)Payments made under subsection (1) may include any reasonable expenses incurred in purchasing reports of the proceedings of any such conference or meeting.
(3)The payments which a council may make under subsection (1) towards expenditure incurred by a councillor for any purpose corresponding to a purpose for which payments may be made under section 36 shall be at rates to be determined by the council but not exceeding the rates [F3 determined by the Department] under section 36 for payments for the corresponding purpose.
(4)In this section “councillor” includes a member of a committee or sub-committee of a council, whether he is a member of the council or not.
(1)A council may insure against risks of a councillor meeting with a personal accident, whether fatal or not, while he is engaged on the business of the council.
(2)Any sum received by the council under any such insurance shall, after deduction of any expenses incurred in the recovery thereof, be paid by the council to, or to the personal representatives of, the councillor in respect of an accident to whom that sum is received.
(3)The provisions of the Life Assurance Act 1774 [1774 c.48] as extended by the Life Insurance (Ireland) Act 1866 [1866 c.42] shall not apply to any insurance under this section.
(4)In this section “councillor” includes a member of a committee or sub-committee of a council, whether he is a member of the council or not.
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