Local Government Act, 1998

Amendment of sections 14, 15 and 16 of Act of 1994.

9.—(1) Section 14 of the Act of 1994 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) The term of office of each member of every local authority elected at the elections referred to in subsection (1) and which is current on the commencement of section 9 of the Local Government Act, 1998, shall stand extended so as to be in accordance with the holding in the year 1999 of the elections of the members of every such local authority next after such commencement.”.

(2) Subsection (3) of section 15 of the Act of 1994 is hereby amended by the substitution of “1999” for “1998” in each place where it occurs in that subsection, and the said subsection (3), as so amended, is set out in the Table to this subsection.

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(3) The year 1999 and every year thereafter which is a year in which elections of members of councils of counties are held shall be an election year for the purposes of the Harbours Act, 1946 , and the term of office of those members of a harbour authority who are appointed by a local authority referred to in subsection (1) in the year 1994 shall terminate in the year 1999 so as to be in accordance with this subsection and section 14 (2) of the Harbours Act, 1946 .

(3) Subsection (4) of section 16 of the Act of 1994 is hereby amended by the substitution of “1999” for “1998” in each place where it occurs in that subsection, and the said subsection (4), as so amended, is set out in the Table to this subsection.

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(4) The year 1999 and every year thereafter which is a year in which local elections are held shall be an election year for the purposes of the Vocational Education Acts, 1930 to 1993, and the term of office of those members of a vocational education committee who are elected by a local authority referred to in subsection (1) in the year 1994 shall terminate in the year 1999 so as to be in accordance with this subsection and section 10 (3) of the Vocational Education Act, 1930 .