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Substituted by the Act No.4 of 2018, S.8. Provided that the birth within one year from the date of commencement of this Act, hereinafter in this section referred to as the date of such commencement, of an additional child shall not be taken into consideration for the purposes of this section: Provided further that a person having more than two children (excluding the child if any born within one year from the date of such commencement) shall not be disqualified under this section for so long as the number of children he had on the date of such commencement does not increase. 1[(6) Any member who is disqualified under this section shall also be disqualified to hold any office in all the tiers of farmers’ organization.] 2[15. Filling up of Vacancies - (1) A vacancy arising in a farmers’ organization either due to disqualification under section 14 or death or resignation or by any reason shall be filled in the manner prescribed. (2) The term of office of a member or President or Vice President or Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the farmers’ organization, so filled up under sub-section (1), shall 3[be coterminous with the meaning of General Body]. (3) The Commissioner may issue notification for filling up the casual vacancies in all the farmers’ organizations every six months, in the manner prescribed: Provided that no casual vacancy arising within the last six months period of the tenure of the post in farmers’ organizations, shall be filled 4[up].] CHAPTER - III OBJECTS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE FARMERS’ ORGANISATIONS