section 4
Term of Office.
The Delhi Nursing Council Act, 1997Health199718 sections
Statutory text
- (1) The term of office of a member, other than ex-officio member, shall be three years from the date of nomination or until a successor has been duly nominated, whichever is earlier. (2) A member appointed to the Council in his ex-officio capacity shall cease to hold office as a member if he ceases to hold such office. (3) The President shall hold office from the date of election upto the date on which his term of office as a member expires or until a successor has been duly elected. (4) If the seat becomes vacant by reason of death, disability, resignation, removal or disqualification, a new member shall be nominated by the Government and such nominated member shall hold office only for the remainder of the term for which the member was nominated. (5) A member shall be deemed to have vacated office if he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Council without leave of the Council. (6) (a) The President may resign from his office by notice in writing addressed to the Secretary of the Council. Such resignation shall take effect from the date on which it is accepted by the Council. (b) A member may resign from office by notice in writing addressed to the President and every such resignation shall take effect from the date on which it is accepted by the President. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Government may — (a) remove a member from office on being found disqualified as per sub-section (8) of this section, or (b) if the Council decides at a meeting by two-thirds majority of the total membership that the continuation of a member in office is prejudicial to the interest of the Council, remove the member from office. (8) A person shall be disqualified for being elected or nominated, and for continuing, as a member — (a) if he is an undischarged insolvent; or (b) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or (c) if his name has been removed from the register and has not been re-entered therein, or (d) if he is a whole-time officer or servant of the Council; or (e) completes 65 years of age.
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