(1) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, the term of office of the members, whether elected or nominated shall be a period of five years commencing from the date on which the first meeting of the Council is held after the election of the members under section 3:
Provided that the term of office of the members of the Council constituted for the first time under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 3 shall be a period of three years from the date on which the first meeting of the Council so constituted is held:
(2) An outgoing member shall be eligible for re-election or re-nomination
Provided further that the term of office of an outgoing member shall be deemed to extend to, and expire with, the day immediately before the day of the first meeting referred to in sub-section (1).
6. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 5, the State Government may, by a notification in the Official Gazette, extend the term of office of the members of the Council for a further period not exceeding one year in the aggregate.
Constitution and incorporation of Council.
Time,place and manner of election of members.
Extension of period of Council.
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