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| (1) Any elected or nominated member of the Council shall, unless he vacates office earlier, hold office for four years from the date of his election or nomination, or until such date as his successor is elected or nominated. |
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| (2) Any elected or nominated member of the Council who vacates office by effluxion of time shall be eligible for re-election or renomination as a member. |
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| (3) A member of the Council shall vacate office-
| | (a) if he, being a member elected by the Senate of the University of Ceylon, ceases to be a member of that Senate, or | | |
| | (b) if he, being a Member of Parliament nominated to the Council by the Minister, ceases to be a Member of Parliament, or | | |
| | (c) if he, being a member other than the president or the Deputy Director Animal Production and Health resigns office in writing addressed to the president, or | | |
| | (d) if he, being the president, resigns office by writing addressed to the Minister, or | | |
| | (e) if he, being a member other than the Deputy Director Animal Production and Health absents himself, without leave of absence granted by the Council, from three consecutive meetings of the Council. | | |
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| (4) In the event of the death of, or vacation of Offi06 by, any elected or nominated member of the Council, another person shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 15 (1), be elected or nominated, as the case may be, 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