Term of office of Councilors

(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the term of office of councillors,- (i) directly elected at a general election shall be five years; (ii) nominated by the Government under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 8 shall, subject to the pleasure of the Government, be five years. (2) The term of office of the Councilors shall commence on the date appointed for the first meeting of the corporation. (3) If any casual vacancy occurs it shall be filled, as soon as may be, by the election of a person thereto. The person so elected shall hold office only so long as the person in whose place he is elected would have held had the vacancy not occurred: Provided that, no election to fill a casual vacancy shall be held if the vacancy occurs within six months before the expiry by efflux of time of the term of office of the councillors. In the Principal Act, in section 157,- (i) for the second proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided further that no fee shall be levied under this section on any advertisement or a notice,- (a) of a public meeting, or corporation of the city, or In the Principal Act, in section 157,- (i) for the second proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided further that no fee shall be levied under this section on any advertisement or a notice,- (a) of a public meeting, or corporation of the city, or (b) of an election to any legislative body, or (c) of a candidature in respect of such an election: in case the said advertisement or notice is within the maximum permissible size prescribed therefor. In case the advertisement or the notice exceeds the prescribed size, then such advertisement or notice shall be liable for payment of prescribed advertisement fee.” (ii) in the third proviso, for clause (e), the following shall be substituted namely:- “(e) is exhibited with in any train;” (iii) after Explanation-3, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- “Provided that in case of advertisement that is liable to pay advertisement fee and/or penalty, whether authorized or unauthorized, but delays to pay the fee, he shall be liable to pay, in addition to the fee, and/or penalty, an interest thereon at a rate of eighteen percent per annum calculated from the date of advertisement fee or penalty becoming due until the date of payment thereof. Provided further that any unauthorized advertisement shall be liable to pay a penalty as may be specified in the bye-laws.”