(1) The President and Vice-President of the
Central Council shall be elected by the members of the said Council from among themselves.
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(2) 2[The President] or Vice-President shall hold office as such for a term not exceeding five years and not extending beyond the expiry of his term as member of the Central Council, but subject to his being a member of the Central Council, he shall be eligible for re-election:
3[Provided that if his term of office as a member of the Central Council expires before the expiry of the full term for which he is elected as President or Vice-President, he shall, if he is re-elected or renominated as a member of the Central Council, continue to hold office as President or Vice-President for the full term for which he is elected to such office.]
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(2) 2[The President] or Vice-President shall hold office as such for a term not exceeding five years and not extending beyond the expiry of his term as member of the Central Council, but subject to his being a member of the Central Council, he shall be eligible for re-election:
3[Provided that if his term of office as a member of the Central Council expires before the expiry of the full term for which he is elected as President or Vice-President, he shall, if he is re-elected or renominated as a member of the Central Council, continue to hold office as President or Vice-President for the full term for which he is elected to such office.]
1. The proviso omitted by Act 24 of 1959, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
2. Subs. by Act 7 of 1976, s. 4, for "An elected President" (w.e.f. 1-9-1976).
3. Added by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-1976).