Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024
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Order for removal of Mayor | ||
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63. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and this Part, the Minister may, by order (in this Part referred to as a “removal order”), remove the Mayor from office on either or both of the grounds specified in subsection (1) of section 56 . | ||
(2) The Minister shall not make a removal order unless— | ||
(a) a panel has made a final recommendation, which includes a recommendation referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 62 , and | ||
(b) the Minister has considered and had regard to that recommendation of the panel. | ||
(3) A removal order shall specify— | ||
(a) the ground or grounds, specified in subsection (1) of section 56 , on which the order is made, and | ||
(b) the date on which the order is to take effect (which shall not be earlier than the day after the day on which the order is made). | ||
(4) Where the Minister proposes to make a removal order, a draft of the order shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the order shall not be made until a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House. | ||
(5) Where the Minister decides, notwithstanding a recommendation referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 62 , not to make an order under this section, he or she shall, without delay, give notice to the Mayor and the Príomh Chomhairleoir of that fact. | ||
(6) The Príomh Chomhairleoir shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of a notice of a decision of the Minister referred to in subsection (5), deliver a copy of the notice to the director general, who shall furnish a copy thereof to each member. |