(1) If by such date as may be prescribed by rules any electoral body specified in section 4 fails to make an election under that section, the State Government shall by notification call upon such electoral body to make the election within a period to be specified in such notification, and if the said electoral body fails to make the election within the period so specified, the State Government shall, in any vacancy resulting from such failure, appoint a suitable person qualified for election by that body :
Provided that, where such body is the State Legislative Assembly and where the said Assembly has been dissolved, the State Government shall appoint such suitable person as it thinks fit to hold office until the said Assembly is reconstituted and three representatives are elected by the Members thereof.
(2) A person appointed under this section shall be deemed to be a member of the Board duly elected under section 4.
Publi- 6. The name of every person elected, appointed or cocation of opted as a member of the Board shall be published by the names notification by the State Government as soon as may be ofth members after his election, appointment or co-option, as the case may of the be.
Board.
Appoint- 7. (1) During five years from the establishment of the ment, Board, the State Government shall appoint any person it term of thinks fit as the President; and thereafter the President office and salary of shall be appointed by the State Government from a panel of the Pre- four persons elected by the Board in the manner prescribed sident. by regulation.
(2) The term of office of the first President shall be five years; and the term of office of a President appointed from a panel as aforesaid shall be four years.
Appoint.
ment in default of election.
The West Bengal Secondary Education Act, 1950. 5 xXXvii 91 1950.]
(Chapter 11.—The Board.—Sections 8, 9.)
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sect ion (2), a President appointed to fill a vacancy occurring ibefoie the expiry of the term of office of another President, shall hold office for the residue of such term.
(4) The President shall cease to hold office if at any time he becomes subject to any of the disqualifications referred to in clauses (a) to (d) and in clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 9.
(5) The President may resign his office by giving notice in writing to the State Government.
(6) the President shall receive such salary and allowances, if any, from the Secondary Education Fund as the State Government may determine.