(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a nominated or elected member shall hold office for such term not exceeding three years as the State Government may specify and such term shall be computed from the date on which the name of the nominated or elected member is published under section 6.
(2) On the expiration of the term of office specified under sub-section
(1) a nominated or elected member may be renominated or re-elected.
64 The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education Act, 1975.
VIII of 1975.]
(Chapter IL—The Council.—Sections 8-13.)
8. If a nominated or elected member dies or resigns his office or Casual otherwise ceases to be a member the vacancy shall be filled up by a fresh vacancies.
nomination or election, as the case may be, under section 4.
9. The appointment of the President under clause (a) of sub-section Term of office of the
(1) of section 4 shall be for such period as the State Government may President.
specify in this behalf, but the State Government may extend the period from time to time so, however, that the total period of appointment does not exceed four years from the date of first appointment and on the expiration of the said period or the extended period, if any, the President may be re-appointed.
10. If the President or a nominated or elected member becomes, after supervening his appointment or nomination or election, as the case may be, subject to disqualifica- tion of the any of the disqualifications specified in section 14 he shall cease to hold President or office with effect from such date as the State Government may direct. nominated or elected member.
11. The members referred to in sub-clauses (2) and (3) of clause (g) and clauses (h) to (I) of sub-section (1), and sub-section (3), of section 4 shall cease to hold office as such as soon as they cease to hold office as the Principal of a college, the Dean of a Faculty of the Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, the Head of an Institution, a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, a member of the Senate of the University of Calcutta or a member of the University of Burdwan or the North Bengal University, as the case may be.