President and Vice-President of Council

President and Vice-President of Council.-

1. (1) The President and the Vice-President of the Council shall be elected by the members of the Council other than co-opted members from amongst themselves in the manner specified in section 5: Provided that on the first constitution of the Council and until the President is elected, a member of the Council nominated by the State Government in this behalf shall discharge the functions of the President.
2. (2) An elected President or Vice-President of the Council shall hold office for a term of three years or till he ceases to be a member of the Council, whichever is earlier, but subject to his being a member of the Council, he shall be eligible for re-election: Provided that-
   • (a) the President or the Vice-President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President or the President, as the case may be, resign his office;
   • (b) the President or the Vice-President shall, notwithstanding the expiry of his term of three years, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon office.
3. (3) The President and the Vice-President shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties as may be specified by Regulations.