Vacancies

Vacancies.

1. (1) A nominated or elected member may resign his membership in writing to the President and his seat shall become vacant on the acceptance of such resignation by the Council.
2. (2) A member shall be deemed to have vacated his seat if he is absent without excuse, sufficient in the opinion of the Council, from three consecutive ordinary meetings of the Council.
3. (3) A casual vacancy in the office of a member of the Council shall be filled by fresh nomination or election, as the case may be, and the person nominated or elected to fill the vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the member in whose place he is nominated or elected.
4. (4) No act or proceeding of the Council shall be invalid merely by reason of the existence of any vacancy among its members or any defect in the nomination or election of a member thereof.