Local Elections Act, 1953
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Election years. |
2.—(1) An election of members of every local authority shall be held in the year 1955. | |
(2) After the year 1955, an election of members of every local authority shall be held in every fifth successive year after the year in which the immediately previous such elections were held. | ||
(3) An election of members of a local authority shall not be held between the passing of this Act and the election pursuant to subsection (1) of this section of members of such authority and the term of office of the members of such authority current at the passing of this Act shall stand extended accordingly. | ||
(4) Nothing in this section shall affect Part IV of the Local Government Act, 1941 (No. 23 of 1941), or any order made under that Part. | ||
(5) Where any act, matter or thing which was done or omitted by any local authority or by any member or officer thereof (including a returning officer) before the passing of this Act would have been lawfully done or omitted if this section had then been in operation, such act, matter or thing shall be deemed to have been lawfully done or omitted. |