Local Government Act, 1994

Year of elections to all local authorities.

20.—(1) (a) An election of members of every local authority shall be held in the year 1998 and every fifth year thereafter.

(b) Nothing in this subsection shall affect Part IV of the Act of 1941, or any order made under that Part.

(2) The term of office of the members of the council of every county and county borough current on the commencement of this section shall stand extended so as to be in accordance with the holding in the year 1998 of the elections of the members of such councils next after such commencement.

(3) The appointments next after the commencement of this section under section 10 of the School Attendance Act, 1926 , shall be made in the year 1998 and shall be regarded as quinquennial appointments.

(4) The term of office of the members of a harbour authority (within the meaning of the Harbours Act, 1946 ), other than those members referred to in section 15 , current on the commencement of this section shall stand extended so as to terminate in the year 1998 and be in accordance with this section and section 14 (2) of the Harbours Act, 1946 .

(5) The term of office of the members of a vocational education committee, other than those members referred to in section 16 , current on the commencement of this section shall stand extended so as to terminate in the year 1998 and be in accordance with this section and section 10 (3) of the Vocational Education Act, 1930 .

(6) In the Vocational Education Acts, 1930 to 1993, and in any order or regulation made thereunder, “election year” shall mean any year in which local elections are held pursuant to subsection (1).

(7) The following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (2) of section 9 of the Harbours Act, 1946 :

“(2) Every year which is a year in which elections of members of councils of counties are held shall be an election year in respect of a harbour authority.”.