Section 5: Tenure and removal of members of Council

(1) A member of the Council other than an ex-officio member shall hold office for a term of three years commencing from the date on which he was appointed and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further term of three years and no more.
(2) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Council, that vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of a successor to hold office for the remainder of the term of his predecessor and the successor shall represent the same interest as his predecessor.
(3) Any member of the Council who ceases to be a member shall, if he is also a member of a committee, cease to hold office on the committee.
(4) A member appointed by the President in accordance with section 4(2) of this Act may resign his appointment by, notice in writing under his hand addressed to the President through the Minister and in the case of ex-officio member, when he ceases to hold office on the basis of which he became a member of the Board.
(5) The Council may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership or the absence of any member or that a person not entitled to do so took part in its proceedings.