(1) A member of the Council shall hold office for a period of not more than four years and is eligible for re-appointment but that member shall not be appointed for more than two terms.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the Head of the Local Government Service.

(3) A member of the Council may, at any time, resign from office in writing addressed to the President through the Minister.

(4) A member of the Council, other than the Head of the Local Government Service, who is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council without sufficient cause ceases to be a member of the Council.

(5) The President may by letter addressed to a member revoke the appointment of that member.

(6) Where a member of the Council is, for a sufficient reason, unable to act as a member, the Minister shall determine whether the inability would result in the declaration of a vacancy.

 (7) Where there is a vacancy

(a) under subsection (3) or (4), or section 57(2),

(b) as a result of a declaration under subsection (6), or

(c) by reason of the death of a member the Minister shall notify the President of the vacancy and the President shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.