Section 4: Terms of members, etc

4. Terms of members, etc .___(1) A member of the Board shall, subject to the provisions of this section, hold office for two years and shall be eligible for re ‑election or re ‑nomination. (2) When a member ceases to reside in Pakistan or becomes otherwise incapable of acting as such, the 1[ Federal Government] shall declare the seat of the member to be vacant. 3[(2A) If a member elected or nominated under clause (a) , clause (b) or clause (c) of sub­section (1) of section 3 absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board without the leave of the Chairman thereof, his seat shall become vacant.] (3) When the seat of a member bec omes vacant under sub­section (2) 3[ or sub­section (2A) ] , or by reason of resignation or death, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the terms of such member by election or nomination of another person in his place in the same manner as such member was elected or nomina ted. (4) Where any authority or body entitled to do so fails to elect or nominate a member within the prescribed time, the 1[Federal Government] may nominate a person to fill the seat of such member, and the person so nominated shall be deemed to have been elected or nominated by such authority or body.

Effective date: 1968-01-01

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