Section 9: Term of office
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9. Term of office
(1) Every member shall, subject to subsections (4) and (5), hold office for
a period of 3 years.
(2) A member may be eligible for reappointment but may not serve for
more than 6 out of every 8 years.
(3) A member whose term has expired shall continue to hold office until
his successor has been appointed.
(4) In the computation of the total period for which a member has held
office, any period during which the member has held office after the expiry
of the member’s term until the appointment of a successor shall not be taken
into account.
(5) The Minister may, when appointing the first Council, appoint any
member for a period of 2 years.
(6) A member may resign from the Council at any time by giving not less
than one month’s written notice to the Minister.
(7) For the purpose of this section—
“member” means a member of the Council appointed under section 7 (1) (f) and (g).
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