33.1. Notwithstanding section 33, every person who is, on 1 January 1979, a member of the council of a village or rural municipality which joins the general plan may, if he participates in the general plan, redeem any period up to eight years during which, prior to 1 January 1979, he was a member of the council of such municipality.
Such a person may in addition redeem any period during which, between 1 January 1979 and the date when his participation in the plan becomes effective, he was a member of the council of the municipality, if, however, the municipality joined the general plan before 31 December 1981.