Term of office and casual vacancies

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.
2. (b) A member, co-opted under clause
3. (e) of sub-section

1. (4) of section 3 shall hold office for such term, not exceeding three 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 there upon become vacant.
3. (3) A nominated ex-officio member shall cease to be a member on his superannuation, resignation or when he ceases to hold the post by virtue of which he was nominated
4. (4) A member shall be deemed to have vacated his seat-
   • (i) If he is absent for three consecutive ordinary meetings of the Council without excuse and if the reasons for the absence are not satisfactory in the opinion of the Council: or
   • (ii) If he ceases to be a Professional Civil Engineer referred to in clause
   • (a) or
   • (d) of sub-section
5. (4) of section 3 or if he ceases to be a professor referred to in clause
   • (c) of sub-section
6. (4) of section 3.
7. (5) Any casual vacancy in the Council shall be filled by fresh election or nomination or 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 of the member whose place he takes.
8. (6) Members of the Council shall be eligible for re-election or re-nomination or re-co-option; however no member can continue for more than two consecutive terms.