(1) By way of derogation from section 8 (2) b) of this Act as introduced by Act XXIV of 2023 amending the election procedure rules in connection with electronic administration (hereinafter the “Amending Act”), a day shall not be set as the date of a by-election of the local government representatives and mayors if it falls between the day of the entry into force of the Amending Act and the day of the 2024 general election of local government representatives and mayors, and any election already set for this period shall be cancelled except as provided in paragraph (2).

(2) Where the election campaign period for a by-election the date for which had been set before the entry into force of the Amending Act started before the entry into force of the Amending Act, the election shall be held.

(3) For a by-election cancelled under paragraph (1), the time limit specified in section 307/T of this Act as introduced by the Amending Act shall start on the day of the entry into force of the Amending Act.