(6) The term of office of those members referred to in paragraph (5) ends on the fourth day after the 2021 election day. 

(7) Until the fourth day after the 2021 election day, a meeting of Buckinghamshire Council is to be deemed quorate for the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act where there are present at least twenty members of the council.”. 

5.  After article 6 insert— 

## “ Executive arrangements for Buckinghamshire Council from the end of the shadow period 

6A. —(1) This article applies during the period beginning immediately after the end of the shadow period and ending on the fourth day after the 2021 election day. 

(2) Subject to the following provisions those persons who are members of the shadow executive immediately before the end of the shadow period are the members of the executive of Buckinghamshire Council. 

(3) Section 9C of the 2000 Act (local authority executives) has effect, for the purposes of paragraph (2), as if subsection (5) were omitted. 

(4) Immediately after the end of the shadow period the requirements at paragraphs (9) and (10) of article 6 to nominate substitute members of the executive cease to apply and those persons who were substitute members immediately before the end of the shadow period cease to be such members. 

(5) The leader of the executive is the person who is the leader of the shadow executive immediately before the end of the shadow period. 

(6) Subsection (3)(a) of section 9C of the 2000 Act has effect, for the purposes of paragraph (5) as if for the words “elected as leader of the executive by the authority” there were substituted “who is leader of the Buckinghamshire Council executive”. 

(7) Section 9IA of the 2000 Act has effect, for the purposes of paragraph (5), as if— 

(a) in subsection (1) for “council” there were substituted “executive”; and 

(b) in subsection (2) for “a council” there were substituted “an executive”. 

(8) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of the executive the leader must appoint another member of Buckinghamshire Council to act as a member of the executive. 

(9) The executive is to have two deputy leaders who are to be— 

(a) the person who is the deputy leader of the executive immediately before the end of the shadow period; and 

(b) one other person appointed by the leader at the first meeting of the executive after the end of the shadow period from among the members of the executive. 

(10) Where a vacancy occurs in the office of deputy leader of the executive the leader must appoint a replacement. 

(11) Where the office of leader becomes vacant the executive must elect a new leader from among the members of the executive. 

(12) Subject to paragraph (13), the following provisions of the 2000 Act do not apply to the executive arrangements of Buckinghamshire Council— 

(a) section 9I; and 

(b) with the exception of sub-paragraphs (7) and (8) of that paragraph, paragraph 2 of Schedule A1. 

(13) Sub-paragraph (7) of paragraph 2 of Schedule A1 to the 2000 Act is to be read as if for the words from “the deputy” to the end there were substituted “where the executive leader has designated a deputy executive leader to act in place of the leader, that deputy executive leader must so act, but where no such designation has been made the deputy executive leaders must act jointly”. 

