Lawgist13Term of office of members
(1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, the term of office of a member shall be five years and shall commence from the date of the notification of his election or nomination under section 12 or from the date on which the vacancy in which he is elected or nominated has occurred, whichever date is later:
Provided that the Adminstrator may, when satisfied that it is necessary in order to avoid administrative difficulty, extend the term of office of all the members by such period not exceeding one year as he thinks fit.
(2) The term of office of a member elected to fill a casual vacancy shall commence from the date of the notification of his election and shall continue so long only as the member in whose place he is elected would have been entitled to hold office if the vacancy had not occurred.
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- 3 Division of Hill Areas into autonomous districts
- 4 Constitution of District Councils and their composition
- 5 Delimitation of constituencies
- 6 Power to alter or amend delimitation orders
- 7 Qualifications for membership
- 8 Disqualifications for membership
- 9 Electors on electoral rolls
- 10 Right to vote
- 11 Election of members
- 12 Notification of results of elections
- 13 Term of office of members
- 14 Disputes as to elections
- 15 Relief that may be claimed by petitioner
- 16 Grounds on which an election may be called in question
- 17 Procedure to be followed by the District Judge
- 18 Decision of the District Judge
- 19 Procedure in case of equality of votes
- 20 Finality of decisions
- 21 Power to make rules regulating the election of members
- 22 Incorporation of District Councils
- 23 Chairman and Vice-Chairman
- 24 Oath or affirmation by members
- 25 Vacation of seats
- 26 Allowances of members
- 27 Liability of members
- 28 Members to be deemed to be public servants
