sec.21Failure to elect elected members

### sec.21 Failure to elect elected members This section applies if, by the end of the relevant day— insufficient persons are elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (a) or (b) (each a relevant class ) to comply with section 15 (2) ; or a person is not elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (c) or (d) (also each a relevant class ). The Minister may appoint, as elected members for the relevant class, the number of persons required to comply with section 15 (2) . The council may, if asked by the Minister, nominate a person for appointment under subsection (2) . A person appointed under subsection (2) is taken, other than for section 20A (2) or (3) (a) , to have been elected at a council election for the relevant class. This section applies to the periodic election of members and an election required because of a casual vacancy. In this section— relevant day , in relation to a relevant class, means the last day of the period notified under the election policy for the holding of a council election for an elected member of the relevant class. s 21 amd 2002 No. 75 s 58 sub 2005 No. 18 s 59A ; 2017 No. 36 s 31 amd 2026 No. 6 s 9L (sec.21-ssec.1) This section applies if, by the end of the relevant day— insufficient persons are elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (a) or (b) (each a relevant class ) to comply with section 15 (2) ; or a person is not elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (c) or (d) (also each a relevant class ). (sec.21-ssec.2) The Minister may appoint, as elected members for the relevant class, the number of persons required to comply with section 15 (2) . (sec.21-ssec.3) The council may, if asked by the Minister, nominate a person for appointment under subsection (2) . (sec.21-ssec.4) A person appointed under subsection (2) is taken, other than for section 20A (2) or (3) (a) , to have been elected at a council election for the relevant class. (sec.21-ssec.5) This section applies to the periodic election of members and an election required because of a casual vacancy. (sec.21-ssec.6) In this section— relevant day , in relation to a relevant class, means the last day of the period notified under the election policy for the holding of a council election for an elected member of the relevant class. - (a) insufficient persons are elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (a) or (b) (each a relevant class ) to comply with section 15 (2) ; or - (b) a person is not elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (c) or (d) (also each a relevant class ).