Terms of Office of members.

(1) Nominated members shall hold office for a term of three years from the date of the notification published under section 6 and the term of office of co-opted members shall terminate on the same date as that of the nominated members: Provided that the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the term not exceeding one year. (2) Notwithstanding the expiry of the term of three years specified in sub-section (1) the term of office of the outgoing members shall be deemed to extend to the date on which the names of the newly nominated members are published under section 6.