Expiry of designation of rural and remote councils
15 Expiry of designation of rural and remote councils
On the expiry of a designation of a rural and remote council, the following provisions have effect—
an election for councillors must be held on the day appointed for the next ordinary election of councillors, unless the regulations appoint an earlier day for the election,
unless the regulations otherwise provide, the basis on which the mayor attains office, that is, by election by the councillors or by election by the electors, that applied immediately before the designation of the council applies for the election,
unless the regulations otherwise provide, the council continues to have the same number of councillors that it had immediately before the expiry of the designation,
until the election has been held, the council must continue to be comprised of the elected and appointed councillors and this schedule continues to apply as if the council were a rural and remote council.
To avoid doubt, the matters provided for under subclause (1)(b) and (c) continue until changed in accordance with section 16.
The regulations may make provision about the following—
matters dealing with the council ceasing to be a rural and remote council,
savings and transitional matters consequent on the council ceasing to be a rural and remote council.
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