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Greater London Authority Act 1999

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21B Disqualification from being the Mayor: members of legislatures

(1) A person is disqualified from being the Mayor if the person is an elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom. (2) If a person— (a) is elected as the Mayor, and (b) is, on the first day of the Mayoral term, an elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom, the person is not disqualified under this section from being the Mayor at any time in the period of eight days beginning with the first day of the Mayoral term. (3) If a person— (a) becomes an elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom, and (b) is, when the person becomes the elected member, the Mayor, the person is not disqualified under this section from being the Mayor at any time in the period of eight days beginning with the day on which the person becomes the elected member of the legislature. (4) In this section— “elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom” means a member of— the House of Commons; the Scottish Parliament; Senedd Cymru; the Northern Ireland Assembly; “first day of the Mayoral term”, in relation to a person who is elected as the Mayor, means the day that would be the first day of the person’s term as the Mayor if it is assumed that the person is not disqualified under this section.

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21B Disqualification from being the Mayor: members of legislatures

(1) A person is disqualified from being the Mayor if the person is an elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom. (2) If a person— (a) is elected as the Mayor, and (b) is, on the first day of the Mayoral term, an elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom, the person is not disqualified under this section from being the Mayor at any time in the period of eight days beginning with the first day of the Mayoral term. (3) If a person— (a) becomes an elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom, and (b) is, when the person becomes the elected member, the Mayor, the person is not disqualified under this section from being the Mayor at any time in the period of eight days beginning with the day on which the person becomes the elected member of the legislature. (4) In this section— “elected member of a legislature in the United Kingdom” means a member of— the House of Commons; the Scottish Parliament; Senedd Cymru; the Northern Ireland Assembly; “first day of the Mayoral term”, in relation to a person who is elected as the Mayor, means the day that would be the first day of the person’s term as the Mayor if it is assumed that the person is not disqualified under this section.

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