Term of office of a Council

(1) Every Council shall hold office until the last day of February next after the ensuing day on which the Council has been two years in office, Provided that the Council elected to office in the general election held in the month of March, 2000, shall hold office until the last day of February, 2003. (2) If during the term of office of the Council, a member’s seat becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by a by-election within ninety days, 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.