# The Isles of Scilly Order 1978, Article 5: Election of councillors


(1) The ordinary elections of councillors shall take place in 1979, 1981 and every fourth year thereafter on the ordinary day of election of councillors, their term of office shall be two years in the case of those elected at the ordinary elections in 1979 and four years in the case of those elected at ordinary elections held thereafter, they shall retire together in 1981 and every fourth year thereafter on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors, and the newly elected councillors shall come into office on the day on which their predecessors retire.
(2) Elections of councillors shall be conducted in accordance with the rules made under section 42 of the Act as if such elections were elections of county councillors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/1844/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/isles-of-scilly-order-1978/article-5
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