Term of office and casual vacancies

(1)

1. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, an elected member shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of his election or until his successor has been duly elected, whichever is later.
2. (b) A member, co-opted under clause
3. (d) of sub-section

1. (3) of section 3, shall hold office for such term, not exceeding four years, as the Council may determine.
2. (2) An elected, nominated or co-opted member may, at any time, resign his membership by writing under his hand addressed to the President, or in his absence, to the Vice-President, and the seat of such member shall thereupon become vacant.
3. (3) A member shall be deemed to have vacated his seat—
   • (i) if he is absent without excuse, sufficient in the opinion of the Council, from three consecutive ordinary meetings of the Council; or
   • (ii) if he ceases to be a professional civil engineer referred to in clause
   • (a) or
   • (d) of sub-section
4. (3) of section 3 or if he ceases to be a professor referred to in clause
   • (c) of sub-section
5. (3) of section 3.
6. (4) A casual vacancy in the Council shall be filled by fresh election, nomination or, as the case may be, co-option and the person so elected or nominated or co-opted to fill the vacancy shall hold office only for the remainder of the term for which the member whose place he takes was elected or nominated or co-opted.
7. (5) Members of the Council shall be eligible for re-election or re-nomination or re-co-option so however as not to exceed two consecutive terms.