Section 9: General Council and its terms of Office.

(1) The General Council shall consist of the following members: - (i) the Chancellor shall be the President of the General Council; (ii) a sitting Judge of High Court of Meghalaya nominated by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya; (iii) Advocate General of Meghalaya; (iv) Vice-Chancellor of the Law University; (v) an eminent educationist nominated by the Government of Meghalaya; (vi) A nominee of the Chairman of the Bar Council of India from amongst the members of the Bar Council of India; (vii) Chairman, Bar Council of Meghalaya; (viii) two eminent persons in the disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities nominated by the Chancellor; (ix) two eminent persons in legal or educational field, nominated by the Chancellor; (x) four members from the Government of Meghalaya amongst whom, the Chief Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, the Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, Finance Department, the Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, Education Department and the Legal Remembrancer and Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, Law Department. Secretary here shall mean and include Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary and Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya; (xi) the Registrar General, High Court of Meghalaya; (xii) the Registrar of the Law University will be the Member-Secretary of the General Council; and (xiii) all the Professors, who are the Heads of Department in the Law University. (2) Where a person has become a member of the General Council by reason of the post or appointment he holds, his membership shall be co-terminus with the post held by him. (3) The term of the office of the nominated members of the General Council other than the ex-officio members shall be three years. (4) A member of the General Council shall cease to be a member if he resigns or becomes a person of unsound mind, or insolvent or is convicted of criminal offence involving moral turpitude; (5) A member of the General Council other than an ex-officio member may resign his office by a letter addressed to the President and such resignation shall take effect as soon as it has been accepted. (6) Any such vacancy in the General Council shall be filled by nomination by the respective nominating authority and on expiry of the period of the vacancy, such nomination shall cease to be effective.