Localism Act 2011

Single-Commissioner procedure to become single-appointed-person procedure

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32(1)Amend section 80 (person ceasing to be single Commissioner) as follows.

(2)Omit subsection (1) (generally, person ceases to be single Commissioner on ceasing to be a Commissioner).

(3)In subsection (2) (single Commissioner may resign by notice to Commission)—

(a)for “Commissioner” substitute “appointed person”, and

(b)for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(4)In subsection (3) (Commission chair may remove single Commissioner)—

(a)for “person appointed to chair the Commission (“the chair”)” substitute “Secretary of State”,

(b)for “Commissioner” (in both places) substitute “appointed person”, and

(c)for “if the chair” substitute “if the Secretary of State”.

(5)In the heading for “Commissioner” substitute “appointed person”.