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A Representative of Commission for Scientific & Technical Terminology, New Delhi. (d) Co-opted Members : Four suitable persons to be co-opted by the General Council from among the academic/literary/educational circles. (i) When a person becomes or is nominated as a member of the Board by virtue of an office or appointment held by him/her (ex-officio Member), his/her membership shall terminate when he/she ceases to hold that office and the vacancy so caused shall be filled by his/her successor to that office. (ii) A person, who is a member as a representative of an organization, shall cease to be such member when his representation is withdrawn by the organization. The vacancy so caused shall be filled by another representative of that organization. (iii) A nominated/co-opted member of the Board shall relinquish his/her membership on the expiry of three years from the date on which he/she is so nominated/co-opted, but he/she shall be eligible for re-nomination/re- co-option. (iv) A nominated/co-opted member of the Board shall cease to be a member if he/she dies, resigns, becomes of uri-sound mind, is adjudicated insolvent or is convicted of criminal offence involving moral turpitude or if he/she is removed by the General Council from the membership of the Board for his/ her continued absence from three consecutive meetings. PROVIDED that no such removal shall be ordered unless an opportunity has been afforded to the person concerned to show cause against the proposed action. (v) Whenever a nominated/co-opted member desires to resign from the membership of the Board, he/she shall send a letter containing his/her resignation addressed to the Vice-Chairman of the Board (Secretary to Punjab Government, Education Department) and the resignation shall take effect as soon as it has been delivered. (vi) Any vacancy in the membership of the Board j other than that of the ex- officio member, shall be filled up by the co-option/nomination by the authority entitled to make such co-option/nomination and the person nominated/co-opted in the vacancy shall hold office only for the un- expired period of the term of the membership. PROVIDED that vacancies in the different categories of membership shall be filled up as early as possible in terms of these Articles. (vii) Each member of the Board including the Chairman shall have one vote and if there shall be an equality of votes on any question to be determined, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. (viii) Every meeting of the Board shall be presided over by the Chairman and in his absence from any meeting by the Vice-Chairman. At least 7-day notice (exclusive of the days of dispatch of notice and the holding of the meeting) specifying date, place and time of the meeting shall be given. The meeting may be called with the consent of all the members by a shorter notice in such manner as the members think fit. POWERS OF THE VICE-CHAIRMAN