(1) The President and the Vice-President of the Council shall be elected by the members of the Council from amongst themselves at its first meeting:
Provided that in the case of constitution of the Council for the first time after the commencement of this Act, the State Government shall nominate one of the members to be its President and another member to be its Vice-President, both of whom shall hold office until the regular President and Vice-President are elected:
Provided that such nominated President and Vice-President shall hold office during the pleasure of the State Government.
(2) The President or the Vice-President, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have vacated his office, on his resignation being accepted by the State Government or on the expiry of his term of office as a member or on otherwise cessation of their membership.
(3) The President shall exercise such powers, discharge such duties and perform such functions as may be prescribed or as may be conferred or imposed upon it by the Council and he shall be the chief executive authority of the Council.
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(Chapter II.—The Council.—Section 14.—Chapter III—Conduct of Business.—Section 15.)
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(4) When the office of the President is vacant, the Vice- President shall exercise the powers and functions of the President until a new President assumes office.
(5) When the offices of both the President and the Vice-President are vacant or when both of them are incapacitated, the Director of Medical Education shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of the President until a new President or Vice- President is appointed and assumes office or the President or the Vice-President recovers from his incapacity.
(6) An outgoing President or Vice-President shall be eligible for reappointment for that office for another term, if otherwise qualified.