Local Elections Act, 1927

Annual meetings of urban district councils and commissioners of towns.

9.—(1) In every year in which a triennial election to the council of an urban district which is not a borough is held the annual meeting of such council shall be held at noon on the tenth day after the day of such election and in every other year the annual meeting of such council shall be held at such time on such day not earlier than the 23rd day of June nor later than the 1st day of July as such council shall fix.

(2) In every year in which a triennial election of the commissioners of a town is held the annual meeting of such commissioners shall be held at noon on the tenth day after the day of such election and in every other year the annual meeting of such commissioners shall be held at such time on such day not earlier than the 23rd day of June nor later than the 1st day of July as such commissioners shall fix.

(3) The first business at every annual meeting of the council of an urban district which is not a borough or of the commissioners of a town shall be the election of the chairman and vice-chairman and every such chairman and vice-chairman shall come into office as soon after his election as he has made the declaration accepting office and shall continue in office until his successor has been elected and made the declaration accepting office.