Cessation of membership -7. An elected or nominated member of the

Council shall cease to hold office if he – (a)is or becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in section 6; (b)absents himself without excuse sufficient in the opinion of the Council, from three consecutive meetings of the Council; (c)is absent out of India for six consecutive months without excuse sufficient in the opinion of the Council; (d)ceases to be a registered practitioner; (e)ceases to hold the office by virtue of which he has been elected or nominated as a member of the Council under section 3.