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8(1)A person shall not, by virtue of being Deputy Mayor,—
(a)become the acting Mayor, or
(b)exercise any functions by virtue of paragraph 5 above,
unless and until he has made, and delivered to the proper officer of the Authority within the permitted period, a declaration of acceptance in a form prescribed in an order made by the Secretary of State.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) above, “permitted period” has the same meaning as in paragraph 4 above.
(3)Subsections (3) and (4) of section 28 of this Act shall apply to a declaration under sub-paragraph (1) above as they apply to a declaration under that section.