165Notification to Chief Municipal Inspector of apparent offence

165 Notification to Chief Municipal Inspector of apparent offence S. 165(1) substituted by No. 23/2024 s. 67. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a Councillor Conduct Panel must give written notice to the Chief Municipal Inspector that a Councillor appears to have committed an offence under this Act as soon as the Councillor Conduct Panel becomes aware of the apparent offence. S. 165(2) substituted by No. 23/2024 s. 67. (2) A Councillor Conduct Panel is not required to give written notice under subsection (1) if the apparent offence— (a) is constituted by conduct that is serious misconduct specified in paragraph (h) or (i) of the definition of ***serious misconduct*** in section 3(1); and (b) is apparent from information contained in the application for which the Councillor Conduct Panel was formed.