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4. Chairman and Vice Chairman. (1) The Council shall have a Chairman who shall be an architect of not less than fifteen years' experience and two Vice Chairmen, one being an architect and the other a town planner of not less than fifteen years' experience, to be elected by the members from amongst themselves in the prescribed manner. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub­section (1), for a period of 2[two years] from the commencement of this Ordinance, the Chairman and Vice Chairmen shall be the persons nominated by the Federal Government under clauses (i) and (ii) of sub­section (5) of section 3. (3) The Chairman and Vice Chairmen shall, subject to sub­section (2), hold office for a term of two years. (4) No person shall be qualified to be elected as, or to be, Chairman or Vice Chairman for more than two consecutive terms.

Effective date: 1983-01-01

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