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laid before each House of the Parliament, within 7 sitting days of that House after the removal, a statement:

  (a) identifying the Regional Councillor; and

  (b) stating that he or she has been removed from office; and

  (c) setting out the ground of the removal from office.

Regional Council may recommend that action be taken against Regional Councillor

"122B.(1) A Regional Council may recommend that the Commission take action against a member of the Council under section 122 or 122A.

   "(2) The Commission must consider the recommendation.".

Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson

  27. Section 127 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting from subsection (1) "and thereafter at the next meeting held after each anniversary of that first meeting";

     (b) by omitting paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the following paragraph:

      "(b) a Deputy Chairperson.";

     (c) by inserting in subsection (1A) "or Deputy Chairperson" after "Chairperson";

  (d) by omitting subsection (2);

     (e) by omitting paragraph (3)(b) and substituting the following paragraph:

         "(b) must elect a new Deputy Chairperson if there is a vacancy in the office of Deputy Chairperson of the Regional Council.";

  (f) by adding at the end the following subsection:

     "(5) The first meeting of a Regional Council after it is elected must be held as soon as practicable after the declaration of the poll in relation to that election.".

Suspension and removal from office of Chairpersons

  28. Section 127C of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from paragraph (2)(a) "giving" and substituting "given";

    (b) by omitting from subsections (5), (6) and (7) "terminate the Chairperson's appointment" and substituting "remove the Chairperson from office";

  (c) by omitting from subsection (6) "may" and substituting "must";

    (d) by omitting from subsection (8) "terminates the appointment of the Chairperson" and substituting "removes a person from the office of Chairperson";

    (e) by omitting from subsection (8) "termination" (first occurring) and substituting "removal";

    (f) by omitting from paragraph (8)(b) "his or her appointment has been terminated" and substituting "he or she has been removed from office";

    (g) by omitting from paragraph (8)(c) "termination" and substituting "removal from office".

Insertion of new sections

29. After section 127D of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Term of office of Deputy Chairperson

"127E.(1) The Deputy Chairperson of a Regional Council holds office for the period starting when he or she is elected and ending at the end of the next election period of the Regional Council.

"(2) If the Deputy Chairperson of a Regional Council becomes a Commissioner, he or she ceases to be the Deputy Chairperson of the Regional Council.

Resignation of Deputy Chairperson

"127F.(1) The Deputy Chairperson of a Regional Council may resign by writing signed by him or her and