(1) The Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, publish the names of the members elected and nominated.
(2) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, a member, whether elected or nominated, shall hold office for a term of 5 years from the date of publi-cation of the notification under subsection (1):
Provided that, where a person is elected by menmhers of a medical faculty of a University, he shall cease to hold office as a member, if he ceases to belong to that faculty.
(3) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, the President and the Vice-President shall hold office from the date of his election upto the day on which his term of office as member expires.
(4) The term of office of an outgoing member shall, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), be deemed to extend to and expire with the day immediately preceding the day on which the names, of the successor members are published under sub-section (1).
(5) The term of office of an outgoing President or Vice-President shall, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), be deemed to extend to and expire with the day immediately preceding the day on which the successor President or Vice-President, as the case may be, is elected.
(6) An outgoing member, President or Vice-President, shall be eligible for re-election or renomination.
(7) Leave of absence may be granted by the Council to any member for a period not exceeding six months.