(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every elected, nominated or appointed member of a Primary School Council shall hold office for a term of four years from the date of the first meeting of the Primary School Council at which a quorum is present and may on expiration of such term be re-elected, re-nominated or re-appointed.
398 The West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973.
XLIII of 1973.]
(Part 111.—Chapter V1.—The Primary School Councils.— Sections 43-45.)
(2) Notwithstanding the expiration of the term of four years mentioned in sub-section (1), every elected, nominated or appointed member of a Primary School Council shall continue to hold office until the first meeting of the newly-formed Primary School Council at which a quorum is present.
43. If any member of a Primary School Council dies or resigns his Casual office or ceases to be a member for any other reason the vacancy shall vacancies.
be filled up by fresh election or nomination under section 37, section 38 or section 39, as the case may be, and the member so elected or nominated shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the member whose place he fills:
Provided that no election shall be held to fill a vacancy of a member occurring within four months from the date on which the term of the office of the member expires.