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← Town Councils Act 1988

Town Councils Act 1988 s 19

s 19 Notice about members and key officers of Town Council

19.—(1) Within 30 days after an individual —(a) assumes any of the following offices in a Town Council:(i) the chairperson; (ii) a vice‑chairperson; (iii) an elected member; (iv) an appointed member; or (b) is appointed as a key officer of a Town Council, the Town Council must give to the Minister a notice specifying the name and other prescribed particulars of the individual. [17/2017] (2) Within 30 days after an individual —(a) ceases to hold any of the following offices in a Town Council, other than because of the operation of section 9(9), 13(2) or 14(2):(i) the chairperson; (ii) a vice‑chairperson; (iii) an elected member; (iv) an appointed member; or (b) ceases to be a key officer of a Town Council, the Town Council must give to the Minister a notice specifying the name of the individual and other prescribed particulars about the cessation. [17/2017] (3) Within 30 days after an individual —(a) assumes any office mentioned in subsection (1)(a); or (b) is appointed as —(i) the secretary to the Town Council; (ii) the general manager of the Town Council; (iii) a finance manager of a Town Council; or (iv) a deputy of any officer in sub-paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii), the Town Council must exhibit, in accordance with subsection (4), a notice in English specifying the name of the individual. [17/2017] (4) The notice required by subsection (3) must be —(a) affixed to a conspicuous part of such buildings comprised within the Town of the Town Council concerned as will secure adequate publicity for the contents of the notice; and (b) published in the Gazette, and at an online location accessible to residents of housing estates within that Town.[17A [17/2017]

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