If you look at a part of the law called the Local Government Act 1974, you will find a section that used to be about disqualifying members. This section was called section 101X and it was part of the rules about extraordinary vacancies. You can find out more about what happened to this section by looking at the Local Government Act 2002, which changed the law on 1 July 2003.

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Government and voting > Local councils

101W: Provisions where same person elected to be both mayor and a member, or

"What happens when someone is elected as both mayor and council member"

101Y: Ouster of office of member, or

"When a local council member loses their job due to a law change"

Part 4AMembership, wards, and constituencies
Extraordinary vacancies

101XDisqualification of members (Repealed)

Notes

Section 101X: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).