Chapter VII · Coordination and valuation bodies · Section I · Rural property · Subsection I · Coordination bodies

Article 53 Replacement of the members of the JAM

Artigo 53.º · Da substituição dos membros da JAM

Código do Imposto Municipal sobre Imóveis · annex I to Decree-Law No. 287/2003 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. The members of the JAM serve for an indefinite period and may be replaced in the following circumstances:

1 - Os membros da JAM prestam serviço por tempo indeterminado, podendo ser substituídos nas seguintes circunstâncias:

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a) Where they ask to be excused, claim an impediment or, through repeated absence from duly convened meetings, give reason to presume that they do not intend to hold office on a permanent basis;

a) Quando apresentem pedidos de escusa, aleguem impedimento ou, por faltas reiteradas às sessões devidamente convocadas, façam presumir a sua intenção de não exercer o cargo com carácter de permanência;

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b) On the reasoned initiative of the chair.

b) Por iniciativa fundamentada do presidente.

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2. The rules of the preceding article apply to the replacement procedure, with the necessary adaptations.

2 - Ao processo de substituição aplicam-se, com as devidas adaptações, as regras do artigo anterior.

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The indefinite term, the grounds for replacement and the application of Article 52 to the replacement procedure are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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