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Local Government Act 1974

Membership, wards, and constituencies - Extraordinary vacancies

101ZD: Power to require election to be held

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If you look at a part of the Local Government Act 1974, you will see a section called 'Power to require election to be held'. This section is actually called section 101ZD. You should know that this section was repealed, which means it is no longer part of the law. It was repealed on 1 July 2001 by section 151 of the Local Electoral Act 2001. You can find more information about this by looking at the Local Electoral Act 2001.

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101ZDPower to require election to be held (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 101ZD: repealed, on , by section 151 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 (2001 No 35).