Term of Office of Council

(1) Every Council shall hold office for three years and a general election to elect the first Council shall be on the first Wednesday in the month of March, 2000. (2) If during the term of office of the Council, a member’s seat becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled within ninety days by holding a by-election, 10 provided that a vacancy shall not be filled if it occurs within a period of one year before the time when the seat which is vacated would ordinarily have been vacated.