Section 2: Election or appointment of the President, First and Second Vice Presidents and other officers

(1)
There shall be a National President of the Institute who shall be –
(a) a professional secretarial practitioner;
(b) up-to-date in his financial obligations to the Institute; and
(c) the Chairman of the Council.
(2) There shall be the First and Second Vice Presidents of the Institute who shall each be –
(a) professional secretarial practitioner;
(b) up-to-date in their financial obligations to the Institute; and
(c) a member of the Council.
(3) The President, First and Second Vice Presidents shall be elected at the annual general meeting of the Institute.
(4)
The President, First and Second Vice Presidents shall each hold office for a term of two years in the first instance from the date of election and may be eligible for re- election for another term of two years and no more.
(5) The President shall preside over all the meetings of the Institute.
(6) In the event of death, incapacity or any other reason bordering on inability of the President to perform the duties of his office, the First or Second Vice President shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term of office.
(7) Where the President, First or Second Vice Presidents of the Institute ceases to be a member, he shall also cease to hold the office designated under this section.