Institute For Advanced Studies Act, 1940

Tenure of office of members of the Council.

11.—(1) Every member of the first Council (other than members thereof appointed to fill casual vacancies) shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or is removed, hold office until the date appointed by section 9 of this Act for the cesser of the first Council, but shall be eligible for reappointment.

(2) Every member of the Council (other than members of the first Council and members appointed to fill casual vacancies) shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or is removed, hold office either (as the case may require) from the date appointed by section 9 of this Act for the cesser of the first Council until the 30th day of June, 1945, or from the 30th day of June next after his appointment until the next following quinquennial anniversary of that date, and shall in every case be eligible for reappointment.

(3) Whenever a member of the Council appointed by the President dies, resigns, or is removed, the President, on the advice of the Government, shall appoint a person to fill the casual vacancy so occasioned.

(4) Whenever a member of the Council appointed by the Governing Board of a Constituent School dies, resigns, or is removed, such Governing Board shall appoint from amongst their own members a person to fill the casual vacancy so occasioned.

(5) Every person appointed to fill a casual vacancy in the membership of the Council shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or is removed, hold office for the remainder of the period for which the member whose death, resignation, or removal (as the case may be) occasioned such casual vacancy would have held office if he had not died, resigned, or been removed and shall then retire, but shall be eligible for reappointment.

(6) The provisions of this section shall not apply to ex-officio members of the Council.