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          <Strong>PART 1</Strong>
        </Number><Title>ELECTIONS</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/part/1/crossheading/disqualification-of-members-of-local-authorities/2022-07-15" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/part/1/crossheading/disqualification-of-members-of-local-authorities" NumberOfProvisions="6" id="part-1-crossheading-disqualification-of-members-of-local-authorities" RestrictStartDate="2021-11-17"><Title><Emphasis>Disqualification of members of local authorities</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2021-11-17"><Title>Disqualification of member of a local authority in Wales for appointment to paid office</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/21/2022-07-15" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/21" id="section-21"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-f8ba5f923f09b696c8315a0020e24eac"/>21</Pnumber><P1para><Text>After section 116 of the 1972 Act insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default"><P1group><Title>Members of local authorities in Wales not to be appointed as officers</Title><P1><Pnumber PuncAfter="">116A</Pnumber><P1para><Text>A member of a local authority in Wales is disqualified for being appointed or elected by that authority to any paid office other than the office of chairman, vice-chairman, or in the case of a local authority operating executive arrangements which involve a leader and cabinet executive, the office of executive leader, member of the executive or assistant to the executive.</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></BlockAmendment></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-f8ba5f923f09b696c8315a0020e24eac" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-21" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2021/1/section/21" id="cgaxe41z4-00058">S. 21</CitationSubRef> in force at 17.11.2021 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2021/1249" Class="WelshStatutoryInstrument" Year="2021" Number="1249" Title="The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provision and Amendment of Commencement Order No. 1) Order 2021" id="cgaxe41z4-00059">S.I. 2021/1249</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2021/1249/article/2/a" CitationRef="cgaxe41z4-00059" Operative="true" id="cgaxe41z4-00060">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2021/1249/article/4" CitationRef="cgaxe41z4-00059" id="cgaxe41z4-00061">art. 4</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>