Cap. 363 ст. 31Casual vacancy in the Office of Mayor.

(1) On a vacancy in the office of Mayor, or where the

Mayor is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, the Deputy Mayor shall perform all such functions until such time as another Mayor is elected from among the councillors in the first meeting of the Council held after the vacancy.

(2) If for the purposes of sub-article (1) the Deputy Mayor is unable to perform the functions of Mayor, for any reason whatsoever, such function shall be performed by the most senior councillor provided that he shall by not later then three working days from the occurrence of the circumstance mentioned in this sub-article, provide to the Executive Secretary his acceptance in writing, and in case that this does not happen, the Minister shall have the faculty to appoint a member from the Association to chair the meetings.