12. Section 17 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor:-
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| | (1) Every elected member of the Council shall, unless he vacates office earlier, hold office for four years from date of election or until such date as his successor is elected. | | |
| | (2) Every elected member of the Council who vacates office by effluxion of time shall be eligible for reelection. | | |
| | (3) A member of the Council shall vacate office -
| | | (a) if he being the Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Peradeniya, ceases to hold such office ; |
| (b) if he being a member other than the President or the Director of Department of Animal Production and Health, resigns his office by writing addressed to the President of the Council; |
| (c) if he being the President of the Council, resigns his office by writing addressed to the Minister ; or |
| (d) if he being the elected member, absents himself without leave from the Council. for three consecutive meeting of the Council. |
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| | (4) In the event of the death of, or vacation of office by, an elected member of the Council, any other person shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 16 be elected in place of such member and shall hold office during the remaining part of the term of office of such member ". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts