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Section 37A: Resignation from group

Local Government Act

This section is inserted by Act No 18 of 2023, section 4.

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37A. Resignation from group (1) For the purpose of section 37(3), a person who has been elected as a Municipal City Councillor, Municipal Town Councillor or Village Councillor shall be deemed to have resigned from his group where – (a) he gives notice in writing to the appropriate Chief Executive; or (b) his group gives notice in writing to the appropriate Chief Executive that the Councillor no longer forms part of the group. (2) Where a group gives notice in writing under subsection (1)(b), the notice shall – (a) be duly signed by the leader, president, secretary and 2 other members of the group certifying that the Councillor no longer forms part of the group; and (b) be accompanied by a certified extract of the minutes of proceedings of the meeting at which decision was taken that the Councillor no longer forms part of the group. Acts 2023 697

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