Term of office

(1) The members of the Council shall hold office for a period of five years. (2) If the term of office of the member is over, the member shall continue in his office until the successor is appointed or elected as the case may be. The Council shall be a body corporate by the name "Chhattisgarh Council for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy" having perpetual succession and a common seal, with the power to acquire, hold and dispose of properties, both movable and immovable, and shall by the said name sue or be sued.