sec.15Vacancy in office

### sec.15 Vacancy in office The office of a council member becomes vacant if— the member completes the member’s term of office and is not reappointed; or the member resigns from office by signed notice given to the Minister; or the member is removed from office under section 16 ; or the member becomes disqualified from continuing in the office under section 17 . However, if subsection (1) (a) applies to a council member and another person is not appointed to the member’s office before the member’s term of office ends, the member continues to hold the office for a further period ending on the earliest of the following— when another person is appointed to the office; 6 months after the member’s term of office would have ended but for this subsection. (sec.15-ssec.1) The office of a council member becomes vacant if— the member completes the member’s term of office and is not reappointed; or the member resigns from office by signed notice given to the Minister; or the member is removed from office under section 16 ; or the member becomes disqualified from continuing in the office under section 17 . (sec.15-ssec.2) However, if subsection (1) (a) applies to a council member and another person is not appointed to the member’s office before the member’s term of office ends, the member continues to hold the office for a further period ending on the earliest of the following— when another person is appointed to the office; 6 months after the member’s term of office would have ended but for this subsection. - (a) the member completes the member’s term of office and is not reappointed; or - (b) the member resigns from office by signed notice given to the Minister; or - (c) the member is removed from office under section 16 ; or - (d) the member becomes disqualified from continuing in the office under section 17 . - (a) when another person is appointed to the office; - (b) 6 months after the member’s term of office would have ended but for this subsection.