Election of Mayor

(1) The Mayor shall be directly elected by the electorate from among persons who offer themselves as candidates for Mayor in a general election held to elect a new Council. (2) At the first meeting of the Council after every general election to constitute a new Council, and at the end of every year thereafter, the members of the Council shall elect a Deputy Mayor from among their number. (3) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Mayor through death, resignation or otherwise, the Deputy Mayor shall, subject to sections 6, 7 and 9, act as Mayor for the remainder of the term of office of the Council. (4) During the illness or absence on leave of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall exercise and perform all powers and duties conferred upon the Mayor by this Act and regulations made thereunder. (5) The Deputy Mayor may, at any time during his term of office, be removed from office at a meeting of the Council by resolution of two-thirds of the members of the Council. (6) Notice of a resolution under sub-section (5) shall be given to all the members of the Council not less than fourteen days before the meeting at which the resolution is proposed.