Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

Term of office of ordinary members and substitutive members.

82.—(1) Every ordinary member (other than a person appointed to fill a casual vacancy) shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or becomes disqualified, hold office—

(a) in case he is elected in the election year 1935, from the establishment of the Board until the 31st day of December, 1936;

(b) in case he is elected in any other election year, for a period of three years from the 1st day of January next following such election.

(2) Every substitutive member shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, becomes disqualified, or is appointed to fill a casual vacancy amongst the ordinary members, hold office as a substitutive member—

(a) in case he is elected in the election year 1935, from the date of the establishment of the Board until the 31st day of December, 1936;

(b) in case he is elected in any other election year, for a period of three years from the 1st day of January next following such election.

(3) An ordinary member or a substitutive member retiring on the expiration by effluxion of time of his term of office shall be eligible for re-election.