Opticians Act, 1956

President of the Board.

13.—(1) The Minister shall, on or as soon as may be after the establishment day and every 1st day of January in a year following an election year, appoint one of the members of the Board to be president of the Board.

(2) Where the office of president of the Board becomes vacant otherwise than by the termination of the term of office of a president, the Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Board to be president of the Board.

(3) Every president of the Board shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns the office of president, or ceases to be president under subsection (5) of this section, hold office until such 31st day of December in an election year as next follows the commencement of his term of office as a member of the Board.

(4) The president of the Board may at any time resign his office as president by letter sent by registered post to the Board, and the resignation shall take effect at the commencement of the meeting of the Board held next after the receipt of the letter if the resignation is not withdrawn in writing before that meeting.

(5) Where the president of the Board ceases during his term of office as president to be a member of the Board, he shall be disqualified from being and shall forthwith cease to be such president.