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3(1)The Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 9(4) (vacation of office on account of non-attendance), after “2014” insert “, or suspended under section 31(4) of the Elections Act 2022,”.
(3)In section 10 (declaration of vacancy in office)—
(a)the existing text becomes subsection (1);
(b)in paragraph (a) of that subsection, after “illegal practices” insert “, or of an order under section 30 of the Elections Act 2022”;
(c)after that subsection insert—
“(2)Where a councillor becomes disqualified for being a councillor by reason of both—
(a)an order under section 30 of the Elections Act 2022 (disqualification of offenders for holding elective office etc), and
(b)section 4(1)(cc) (disqualification by reason of imprisonment etc for an offence),
section 31 of the Elections Act 2022 (vacation of office) applies in relation to the vacation of the office (and accordingly subsection (1) does not apply).”
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