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Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014
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PART 2N.I.FILLING POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY BY ELECTION
Application of this PartN.I.
7 This Part applies only if the council so decides as mentioned in paragraph 1.N.I.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 7 in operation at 2.6.2014 for specified purposes by S.R. 2014/153, art. 3, Sch. 2
Election to positions of responsibilityN.I.
8 At the first annual meeting of a council after a local general election the council must for each term elect a member of the council to hold each position of responsibility.N.I.
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I2Sch. 1 para. 8 in operation at 2.6.2014 for specified purposes by S.R. 2014/153, art. 3, Sch. 2
VacanciesN.I.
9 Where a position of responsibility becomes vacant before the end of the term for which it is held, then, unless standing orders otherwise provide, the council must at the next meeting of the council elect a member of the council to hold the position of responsibility for the remainder of the term.N.I.
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I3Sch. 1 para. 9 in operation at 2.6.2014 for specified purposes by S.R. 2014/153, art. 3, Sch. 2
New positions of responsibilityN.I.
10 Where a new position of responsibility arises after the annual meeting mentioned in paragraph 8, the council must for each term elect a member of the council to hold that position of responsibility.N.I.
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I4Sch. 1 para. 10 in operation at 2.6.2014 for specified purposes by S.R. 2014/153, art. 3, Sch. 2
Method of electionN.I.
11—(1) Elections under this Part must be by single transferable vote.N.I.
(2) A single transferable vote is a vote—
(a)capable of being given so as to indicate the voter's order of preference for the candidates; and
(b)capable of being transferred to the next choice when the vote is not needed to give a prior choice the necessary quota of votes or when a prior choice is eliminated from the list of candidates because of a deficiency in the number of votes given for that person.
(3) The Department may by order make provision about elections under this Part or any matter relating to them.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 1 para. 11 in operation at 2.6.2014 for specified purposes by S.R. 2014/153, art. 3, Sch. 2
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