(1) There shall be a President and a Vice-President of the Board.
(2) The President and the Vice-President shall be elected by the members of the Board from among themselves in such manner as may be prescribed and shall, subject to the provisions of section 10, hold office for a term of four years mentioned in section 7:
President and Vice- President of the Board.
Casual vacancies.
.11 381 The West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973.
[West Ben. Act Removal of the President and the Vice- President.
(Part11.—Chapter 11.—The Board.—Sections 10, 11.)
Provided that until a President is elected by the members of the Board for the first time the State Government may appoint a person to be the President of the Board and the person so appointed shall hold office until a President is elected by the members of the Board and assumes office.
(3) The President and the Vice-President shall receive such pay or allowances or both as may be fixed by the State Government.
(4) The President may resign his office by giving notice in writing to the State Government and when such resignation is accepted by the State Government the President shall be deemed to have vacated his office.
(5) The Vice-President may resign his office by giving notice in writing to the President and when such resignation is accepted by the President the Vice-President shall be deemed to have vacated his office.
10. If at a meeting of the Board specially convened for the purpose a resolution is passed against the President or the Vice-President by a majority of the then members of the Board and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Board present and voting such resolution shall have the effect of removing the President or the Vice-President, as the case may be, from his office as from the date on which the resolution is so passed.
Discharge of 11. (1) (a) In the event of the occurrence of any vacancy in the President's office of the President by reason of his death, resignation or removal, or functions in certain otherwise, or contingencies. (b) when the President is unable to discharge his functions, owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the Vice-President shall exercise the powers, perform the functions and discharge the duties of the President until a new President is elected and assumes office or until the President resumes his duties, as the case may be.
(2) In the event of the occurrence of vacancies in the offices of both the President and the Vice-President the State Government may appoint a member of the Board to exercise the powers, perform the functions and discharge the duties of the President until a President or a Vice-President is elected and assumes office.
(3) A President elected to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the President whose place he fills.
382 The West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973.
XLIII of 1973.]
(Part 11.—Chapter 11.—The Board.—Sections 12-14.)