Section 11: President, Vice­President, Secretary and Treasurer

11. President, Vice­President, Secretary and Treasurer..__ (1) The Council shall, at its first meeting elect from amongst its members the following honorary office bearers, namely:__ (a) a President; (b) a Vice­President; (c) a Secretary; and (d) a Treasurer. (2) If the Council fails to elect any of the honorary office bearers within one month of the election of its members mentioned in clause (b) of sub­section (2) of section 9, the 1[Federal Government] may appoint, from amongst the members of the Council, any person duly qualified for the purpose to fill the vacancy, and the person so appointed shall be deemed to have been duly elected by the Council on the date of such appointment (3) The President shall be the chief executive authority of the Council. 1Subs. by F.A.O., 1975, Art, 2 and Table, for “Central Government”. (4) Save as provided in sub­section (5), the President and other office bearers shall, subject to their continuance as members of the Council, hold their respective offices from the date on which they are elected or deemed to have been elected until the expiry of the duration of the Council. (5) Notwithstanding the expiry of their term of office under sub­section (4), the President and other office bearers shall continue to perform their functions until their successors are elected by the new Council. (6) Where the President or any other office bearer resigns from his office or ceases to be a member of the Council, the Council shall elect from amongst its members a new President or other office bearer, as the case may be. (7) If the Council fails to elect a new President or office bearer as provided in sub­ section (6), the 1[Federal Government] may appoint, from amongst the members of the Council, any person to fill the vacancy, and the person so appointed shall be deemed to have been duly elected by the Council on the date of such appointment.

Effective date: 1966-01-01

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