Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972

42 Councillors not to be appointed officers. N.I.

F1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall, so long as he is and for twelve months after he has ceased to be, a councillor, be disqualified for being appointed by the council to any paid office.

(2) This section shall not apply to the appointment of any person to the office of chairman or sheriff.

(3) In this section—

• “council” includes a committee or sub-committee of a council;

• “councillor” includes a member of such a committee or sub-committee, whether he is a member of the council or not.

F1 1965 c.13 (NI), 1970 c.9 (NI), 1981 NI 3

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 42 applied (with modifications) (prosp.) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), ss. 20(3), 111(3), Sch. 1 para. 20 (with s. 106(4))

C2 S. 42 applied (with modifications) (prosp.) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), ss. 20(4), 111(3), Sch. 2 para. 20 (with s. 106(4))