254ACircumstances in which annual fees may be withheld

#### 254A Circumstances in which annual fees may be withheld 254A Circumstances in which annual fees may be withheld > > (1) Despite this Division, a council may resolve that an annual fee will not be paid to a councillor or that a councillor will be paid a reduced annual fee determined by the council— > > > > > (a) for any period of not more than 3 months for which the councillor is absent, with or without leave, from an ordinary meeting or ordinary meetings of the council, or > > > > > (b) in any other circumstances prescribed by the regulations. > > > (2) Despite this Division, if a councillor is absent, with or without leave of the council, from ordinary meetings of the council for any period of more than 3 months, the council must not pay any annual fee, or part of an annual fee, to that councillor that relates to the period of absence that is in excess of 3 months. > > **s 254A:** Ins 1995 No 12, Sch 1 \[4\]. Am 2002 No 40, Sch 1 \[23\] \[24\]; 2019 No 14, Sch 2.12.