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This proviso was inserted by the Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1992 (Tamil Nadu Act No.21 of 1992). 31 Provided further that where an elected or nominated member of the Academic Council] is appointed temporarily to any of the offices by virtue of which he is entitled to be a member of the Academic Council ex-officio, he shall by notice in writing signed by him and communicated to the Vice-Chancellor within seven days from the date of his taking charge of his appointment, choose whether he will continue to be a member of the Academic Council by virtue of his election or nomination or whether he will vacate office as such member and become a member ex-officio by virtue of his appointment and the choice shall be conclusive. On failure to make such choice he shall be deemed to have vacated his office as an elected or nominated member; Provided also that a member elected under clause (1) of Class II of sub section (a) shall cease to be a member of the Academic Council if he subsequently becomes engaged in teaching. (c) When a person ceases to be a member of the Academic Council, he shall cease to be a member of any of the authorities of the University of which he may happen to be a member by virtue of his membership of the Academic Council. 1[24-A Restriction for election or nomination to Senate, Syndicate and Academic Council in certain cases- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 15, 19 or 24, any person who has completed two terms of three years each, continuously in any one or two of the following authorities of the University namely:— (i) the Senate, (ii) the Syndicate, and (iii) the Academic Council shall be eligible after a period of three years has elapsed from the date of his ceasing to be such member, for election or nomination to any of the above mentioned authorities.