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Section 23: President and Vice-President of State Council.

The Pharmacy Act, 1948Central Act · Act 8 of 1948

(1) The President and Vice-President of the State Council shall be elected by the members from amongst themselves:

Provided that for five years from the first constitution of the State Council the President shall be a person nominated by the State Government who shall hold office at the pleasure of the State Government and where he is not already a member, shall be a member of the State Council in addition to the members referred to in section 19 or section 21, as the case may be.

(2) [The President] or Vice-President shall hold office as such for a term not exceeding five years and not extending beyond the expiry of his term as a member of the State Council, but subject to his being a member of the State Council, he shall be eligible for re-election:

[Provided that if his term of office as a member of the State Council expires before the expiry of the full term for which he is elected as President or Vice-President, he shall, if he is re-elected or re-nominated as a member of the State Council, continue to hold office for the full term for which he is elected as President or Vice- President.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Pharmacy Act, 1948
Section23
Marginal notePresident and Vice-President of State Council.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 70 of 1976. . Subs. by Act 70 of 1976, s. 15, for "An elected President" (w.e.f. 1-9-1976).
  • added. . Added by s. 15, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-1976).

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