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Terms of office of members of the General Council.-(1) The term of office of the members of the General Council except donor members, if any, shall, subject to sub-clauses(2) and (3), be three years: Provided that the term of the first General Council will expire on constitution of the regular General Council under the provisions of this Schedule. (2) Where a member of the General Council becomes such member by virtue of the office or appointment he holds or is a nominated member, his membership shall terminate, when he ceases to hold such office or appointment or as the case may be, his nomination is withdrawn or cancelled. (3) A member of the General Council shall cease to be a member,- (a) if he resigns or becomes unsound mid or becomes insolvent or is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude; (b) if he other than the Vice-Chancellor, accepts a full time appointment in the University; and (c) if he is a nominated member and fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the General Council without the leave of the Chairman. (4) A member other than ex-officio member of the General Council may resign his office by a letter addressed to the Chairman and such resignation shall take effect as soon as such resignation is accepted by the Chairman. (5) Any vacancy in the General Council shall be filled either by appointment or nomination, as the case may be, of a person by the respective authority entitled to 14 make the same and the person so appointed or nominated shall hold office so long only as the member in whose place he is appointed or nominated could have held office if the vacancy had not occurred.