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Term of office of Council1ora.-(1) Eqery Council, unless sooner dissolved under section 298 s . g . > i: shall continue for five years from the date of a r appointed for its first meeting and no longer: 4 , ' ; :. 3. : - i - - i . - 9 I - -... Provided that a Council shall be given a * . reasonable opportunity of being heard before its dissolution. : ,,-,,?-., . ,. I ys;r ( 2 ) An election to constitute a Council shall be gfi, - completed. r ,--.. 2 1- (a) before the expiry of its duration specified in sub- section (1) 9 2 . f c? (b) before the expiration of a period of six months from 9: . the date of its dissolution:- : f Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved council would have continued is . less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this sub-section for constituting the Council for such p e r i ~ d , ~ 7.. , ( 3 ) A Council constituted upon the dissolution of a Council before the expiration of its duration shall continue only for the remainder of the period for whiah the dissolved Council would have continued .r ?a;. under sub-section (1) had it not been dissolved." -, , - .c