Part 2: Local Democracy and Devolution Mayors for CCA areas Section 29: Deputy mayors etc Effect
Subsection (1) requires the mayor of the area of a CCA to appoint a deputy mayor from the members of the CCA.
	Subsections (2) and (3) provide that the deputy mayor must remain in office until the end of the mayor’s term, unless the mayor removes the deputy mayor, the deputy mayor resigns, or the deputy mayor stops being a member of the CCA. Subsection (4) provides that the mayor must nominate another deputy mayor from the members of the CCA if there is a deputy mayor vacancy.
	Subsection (5) provides that the deputy mayor would exercise the functions of the mayor in the event that the mayor is unable to act or if the office of the mayor is vacant (e.g. the mayor resigns).
	Subsection (6) provides that, in the event both the mayor and the deputy mayor are unable to act, or both offices are vacant, the other members of the CCA must act together, taking decisions by simple majority.
	Subsection (8) provides that references to members of the CCA in this section do not include non-constituent or associate members.