Non-hereditary trustees, their number and appointment

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(1) The Board shall, in cases where there is no hereditary trustee, appoint non-hereditary trustees in respect of each religious institution other than maths and specific endowments attached thereto and in making such appointments, it shall have due regard to the claims of persons belonging to the religious denomination for whose benefit the said institution is chiefly maintained.
(2) A non-hereditary trustee shall hold office for such period not exceeding five years as may be fixed by the Board unless in the meanwhile the trustee is removed or dismissed or his resignation is accepted by the Board or he otherwise ceases to be a trustee.
(3) Every non-hereditary trustee lawfully holding office at the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been duly appointed under this Act for the unexpired portion of his term of office.

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