12. President and Vice-president
The Council at its first meeting shall elect two of its members to be respectively the President and the Vice-President thereof, and so often as the office of the President or the Vice-President becomes vacant, the Council shall choose a person to be the President or the Vice-President, as the case may be:
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The President shall be the [Head] of the Council.
The President or the Vice-President shall hold office for a period of one year from the date on which he is chosen but so as not to extend beyond his term of office as a member of the Council, and, subject to his being a member of the Council at the relevant time, he shall be eligible for re-election [under sub-section (1)]:
Provided that [the President and the Vice-President] of the Council at the time of the expiration of its duration shall continue to hold office until a new Council is constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
Amendment notes (4)
- omitted w.e.f. 10-5-2022 . The proviso omitted by Act 12 of 2022, s. 47 (w.e.f. 10-5-2022).
- Subs w.e.f. 8-8-2006 . Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for "Chief Executive Authority" (w.e.f. 8-8-2006).
- Ins w.e.f. 8-8-2006 . Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 8-8-2006).
- Subs w.e.f. 8-8-2006 . Subs. by s. 9, ibid., for "the President" (w.e.f. 8-8-2006).