Term of office of members
9A Term of office of members
Subject to section 10 —
a member appointed under section 9(1)(a) or (h) holds office for a period of 3 years, commencing on the day of their appointment, unless a shorter term of office is specified under subsection (4);
a member elected under section 9(1)(c), (e) or (f) holds office for a period of 3 years, commencing on the day their election takes effect, unless a shorter term of office is specified under subsection (5);
a member elected under section 9(1)(d) holds office for a period of one year commencing on the day their election takes effect, unless a shorter term of office is specified under subsection (5).
An appointed (which includes co‑opted) or elected member, on the expiry of their term of office —
may be again appointed or elected, if they continue to be qualified under section 9; but
on the expiry of a third successive term of office (of whatever duration), they are not eligible to hold office as a member until 12 months have elapsed after that expiry.
However, a member elected under section 9(1)(d) may be re‑elected once, but only once, on the expiry of their term of office, if they continue to be qualified under section 9.
The Governor or the Council may, when appointing a person as a member, specify a shorter term of office where an appointment for a shorter term is desirable to ensure that —
the terms of office of members expire at intervals that will produce reasonable continuity of membership; or
the terms of office expire on dates that afford the convenience of uniformity.
The Council may, before an election is held for the purposes of section 9(1), specify that the election of a person is for a shorter term of office where election for a shorter term is desirable for a reason referred to in subsection (4).
[Section 9A inserted: No. 32 of 2016 s. 14.]
9B. Members’ duties
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