Section 54

Every Council of the Society constituted after an annual election takes office on 1 January after that election and holds office until 31 December in that year or, if such is the case, until a Council takes office under subsection (2).

Every Council constituted after an election under section 51(3) or after appointments made under section 53(2) takes office from the day on which the members of that Council were elected or appointed (as the case may be) and holds office until 31 December next following.