Section 9: Tenure and cessation of office.

(1) The President and members of the Council, other than the ex-officio members-
(a) shall hold office for two years in the first instance from the date of investiture; and
(b) may be elected or reappointed for another two years and no more.
(2) The office of the President or any member of the Council becomes vacant where the person-
(a) resigns his office by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the Registrar of the Institute;
(b) becomes of unsound mind or is incapable of discharging his duties due to infirmity of mind or body;
(c) is declared bankrupt by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(d) is found guilty of gross misconduct relating to his duties or is convicted of a felony or any offence involving dishonesty, corruption or embezzlement; or
(e) in the case of an ex-officio member, ceases to hold the office on the basis of which he became a member of the Council.