Councillors and representatives’ terms of office shall be terminated before the expiry of the term for which they have been elected in the following cases:
if they resign;
if they have been convicted, by a finally-binding court decision, to an unconditional prison sentence of not less than six months, or to a prison sentence for a criminal act rendering them unworthy of this office:
if they have been stripped of their business capacity by a finally-binding court decision;
if they take over a function that is incompatible with the office of a councillor and a representative, in conformity with the Constitution and this Law;
if their Yugoslav and Montenegrin citizenship is revoked;
if they die;
if they cease to be members of political parties on whose electoral lists they have been elected:
if a ban is placed on the activities of the political party on whose electoral list they have been elected.
The term of office of councillors or representatives shall be terminated on the day of advent of any of the events referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
The termination of the term of office shall be stated by the competent assembly at its first session following the receipt of notification of reasons for the termination of the term of office of a councillor or representative.
A councillor or representative whose term of office had terminated pursuant to paragraph 1, item (iv) of this Article, may remain on the electoral list and may gain the term of office of a councillor or representative again, in accordance with this Law.
