Term of office.

1. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, a member whether elected or nominated, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication of the notification under sub-section (8) of section 3, for a maximum of two terms.
2. (2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the President and the Vice-President shall hold office from the date of their election upto the date on which their term of office as a member expires.
3. (3) The term of office of an outgoing member shall, notwithstanding anything contained in sub- section (1), be deemed to extend to and expire on the day immediately preceding the day on which the names of the successor members are published under sub-section (8) of section 3.
4. (4) An outgoing member, the President and the Vice-President, shall be eligible for re-

election or re-nomination, subject however to the maximum term as specified in sub-section

(1).