Part I The Greater London Authority

Vacancies in the Assembly

7 Declaration of vacancy in certain cases.

Where an Assembly member—

a

ceases to be qualified to be a member of the Assembly, or

b

becomes disqualified from being a member otherwise than—

i

under the M1Audit Commission Act 1998,

ii

by virtue of a conviction, or

iii

by virtue of a breach of any provision of Part II of the Representation of the M2People Act 1983, or

c

ceases to be a member of the Assembly by reason of failure to attend meetings of the Assembly,

the proper officer of the Authority shall forthwith declare the member’s office to be vacant, unless it has been declared vacant by the High Court.