23Declaration of office of Mayor or Deputy Mayor to be vacant

23 Declaration of office of Mayor or Deputy Mayor to be vacant (1) This section only applies to a Mayor or Deputy Mayor elected for a 2 year term. (2) A Council may only declare the office of Mayor or Deputy Mayor vacant in accordance with this section. (3) A notice of motion to declare the office of Mayor or Deputy Mayor vacant must be— (a) signed by an absolute majority of the Councillors; and (b) lodged with the Chief Executive Officer at least 14 days before the day on which the meeting to consider the motion is proposed; and (c) provided to each Councillor by the Chief Executive Officer without delay. (4) The office of Mayor or Deputy Mayor can only be declared vacant if the motion to declare the office of Mayor or Deputy Mayor vacant is passed by a majority of at least three-quarters of all of the Councillors in office. (5) For the purposes of subsection (3)(a), ***absolute majority*** means the number of Councillors which is greater than half the total number of the Councillors of a Council.