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President and Vice-President.— (1) Each Council shall elect one of its members to be its President and another member to be its Vice-President: Provided that the President and Vice-President of the first Council shall be nominated by the Government. (2) The President shall be deemed to have vacated his office on resignation or on the expiry of his term of office as a member or on his otherwise ceasing to be a member. (3) The Vice-President shall be deemed to have vacated his office,— (a) on resignation or on the expiry of his term of office as a member or on his otherwise ceasing to be a member; or (b) on his election as President. (4) When the office of the President is vacant, the Vice-President shall exercise the functions of the President, until a new President assumes office. (5) When the office of the President is vacant, or the President is incapacitated and at the same time, there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice- President or the Vice-President is incapacitated, the Registrar shall, after giving notice of not less than seven clear days to the members of the Council, convene a meeting for the election of a President, if there is a vacancy in that office. Until a new President is elected and assumes office, or either the President recovers from his incapacity, Director of Medical Education, Director of Ayurveda Medical Education, Principal and Controlling Officer of Homoeopathic Medical Education, as the case may be, shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, be ex-officio member and President of the respective Council. (6) An outgoing President or Vice-President is eligible for re-election if otherwise qualified. 45 Explanation:- A new President or Vice-President shall be deemed to have assumed office on his being declared elected as such.