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(1) The Committee shall, at its first meeting after the election of the protem Chairman under sub- section (4) of section 15, elect from amongst its members a President, who shall conduct the election of the office bearers and members of the Executive Board contemplated under this section. (2) The Committee shall also at its first meeting elect from amongst its members a Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, General Secretary and a Joint Secretary (hereinafter referred to as office bearers), and shall also at the same meeting in like manner elect six of its members of the Executive Board and the office bearers and members so elected, shall be the Executive Board of the said Committee. (3 ) The election of the President and other office bearers and members of the Executive Board under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or any subsequent election to any of those office bearers shall be held in such manner, as may be prescribed. (4) The provisions of sub-section (2) of section 5 shall apply so far as may be to the filling of a casual vacancy in the membership of the Executive Board as they apply in relation to casual vacancies in the membership of the Committee herein above. (5) No member of the Committee, shall, at the same time, hold any of the offices referred to in sub- section (1) or sub -section (2) herein above, in more than one capacity. (6) The President and other office bearers of the Executive Board elected under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall hold office for a term of two and a half years, which will be co-terminus with the term of the Committee. (7) The President or any other office bearer shall be eligible for three more terms but not more than ten years in any case only in all ensuing elections or subsequent thereto and shall be eligible to hold the office of the President or other office bearer on the same post. 2014: Hr. Act 22] SIKH GURDWARAS (MANAGEMENT) 51 (8) Till the elections are held after the enforcement of this Act, an Adhoc Committee comprising of 41 members shall be nominated by the Government of Haryana to manage, supervise and take over all the assets of the Gurdwaras including movable and immovable properties of every description and shall continue to hold such charge to manage the affairs of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee till the new Committee is constituted, which should not be later than eighteen months including the period spent on delimitation of wards, registration of eligible voters etc: Provided that all the forty one members so nominated by the Government shall elect their President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, General Secretary, Joint Secretary and six members, who shall be the members of the Executive Board of the Committee in its first meeting to be convened and presided over by the officer appointed by the Government. The adhoc committee and the Executive Board shall cease to exist after the formation of a new Executive Committee: Provided further that after the new elected Haryana Gurdwara Management Committee takes over the charge, the adhoc committee shall hand over the charge to the newly elected committee.