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Chairman and vice-chairman of the Council.
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10.—(1) The Council shall—
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(a) at its first meeting, and
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(b) at its first meeting after the 1st day of December in—
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(i) the third year after the year in which the establishment day falls, and
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(ii) each successive third year thereafter,
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elect one of its members to be chairman of the Council and another of its members to be vice-chairman of the Council.
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(2) Every person elected to be chairman or vice-chairman of the Council shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns or is disqualified, hold office as chairman or vice-chairman until his successor is elected.
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(3) Where the office of chairman or vice-chairman becomes vacant through the death, resignation or disqualification of the chairman or vice-chairman, the Council shall at the next meeting after the vacancy has taken place elect one of its members to be chairman or vice-chairman.
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(4) The chairman or vice-chairman of the Council may at any time resign his office as chairman or vice-chairman by letter sent to the Council, and every such resignation shall, unless previously withdrawn, take effect at the commencement of the meeting of the Council held next after the receipt of the letter.
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(5) Where the chairman or the vice-chairman of the Council ceases during his term of office as chairman or vice-chairman to be a member of the Council, he shall be disqualified for being and shall forthwith cease to be chairman or vice-chairman.
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(6) Where at the election of chairman of the Council, there is an equality of votes for two or more persons, one of those persons shall be elected by lot.
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