- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
This is the original version (as it was originally enacted). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
(1)The term of office of a town councillor shall be three years or such other period until the date of his retirement in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(2)On the first Tuesday of November in every year one-third of the whole number of town councillors in the case of a burgh not divided into wards, and one-third of the town councillors for each ward in the case of a burgh divided into wards, shall retire from office, and their places shall be filled by election, the number to retire consisting of those who have been longest in office since their last election:
Provided that where the number of councillors for any burgh or ward is not divisible by three, the number to retire in a year shall, until the number of councillors or the number of the wards in the burgh is altered under this Act, be regulated by the practice existing immediately before the commencement of this Act.
(3)Where it is necessary in order to make up the number to retire in accordance with the foregoing provisions that one or more councillors should retire out of the number of those that have been in office for an equal period, then the councillor or councillors to retire shall be those who had the smallest number of votes at their last election, and if there was no contest or an equality of votes at the said election, the town council shall at a meeting determine by lot the order of retiral.
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: