Term of office

Health199624 sections1 chapters

Chapter I PRELlMlNAHY

Statutory text

(1) The Govcnilnenl. shall, by notification in rhr Official Gazehe, publish thc names of rhc mcmbers.
(2) Save as olhrnvisc provided by this Act, a member, shall holdoffice fora rcrm of fivc ycars irom thc dare publicatioil o f thc notification under snb-sec~ion(1); Providecl llialwhere apvrsoli isclcctedby nicmbersof ~nedicalfaculty ofa medicalcollege, or is anex-officio mernbcr. Ileshallceasc ro liold officeas amcmber ifhc ceases10 belongto [hat facul[y or, as [hecasemay be, ceases lo hotd such office,beforc h e expiry ofhis tcrm.
(3) Save asarhenvisc provided by this Act, thc Presidentor !he Vice-Prcsidenl shalIhold olIice from the da his rlccti~nuplo thc day on which his trnn of officeas mcmber expires.
(4) The tern1 of olficc of an ourgoingmember shall. oorwirhstaiding anything conrained in sub-section (2)bc deemed to esrcnd and lo expire ivifh itie day inuncdia~rlypreceding the day on which [he names of the successor mcmbcrsare publishedundcr sub-section(I). ( 5 ) The tcm of office of an outgoing Presidcntor Vicc-President shall, nor~vilhstandinganyrhing conrained i sub-sectiun(3). bc dccmed lo extcnd and ro expirewirh thc day immediately preceding Iheday on which ~h successor ~residcntor Vicc-Presidcnr. as the case may be. is elcctrd.
(6) An outgoing member, Presidcnt or Vice-President, shall bc cligible lor rc-election or renomination Tor on more consecutive [emonly.
(7) Leave ofabsence may be granted by ihc Cour~cilto any member For a pcriodnot excceding six

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