27AMayoral training

27A Mayoral training (1) A Mayor and any Deputy Mayor or Acting Mayor must complete Mayoral training— (a) in the case of the Mayor or a Deputy Mayor, within one month after their election as Mayor or Deputy Mayor; or (b) in the case of an Acting Mayor, within one month of their appointment. (2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not the Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Acting Mayor has been re-elected or ever held the office before. (3) Despite subsection (1), an Acting Mayor is not required to complete Mayoral training if— (a) their appointment as Acting Mayor is for less than one month; or (b) at any time in the preceding 12 months they have completed Mayoral training. (4) A Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Acting Mayor (as the case requires) must make a written declaration before the Chief Executive Officer after completing Mayoral training that— (a) states that the Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Acting Mayor has completed the training; and (5) The Chief Executive Officer must— (a) ensure that the Mayoral training is available to be taken within the relevant period specified in subsection (1) for a Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Acting Mayor; and (b) provide reasonable assistance to a Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Acting Mayor to enable them to access the Mayoral training. (6) The Mayoral training must be conducted in the prescribed manner and address any prescribed matters. S. 27B inserted by No. 23/2024 s. 40.