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(1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (4), an elected or nominated member of any authority or body of the University shall hold office for a period of four years from the date of his election or nomination, as the case may be: Provided that in respect of the first elections and nominations under this Act, the said period of fours years shall commence from the date of the first meeting of the authority or body held after such elections and nominations. (2) The term of office of members other than ex-officio members of any authority or body of the University shall be held to include any period which may elapse between the expiry of the said term and the date of election of new members to such authority or body to fill vacancies arising by efflux of time. (3) When elections are held on more than one date, the last of such dates shall be taken to be the date of election for the purposes of this section. (4) Any member elected or nominated to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the member in whose seat he is so elected or nominated. • • Pair THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 16, 2012 33 The Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University Act, 2012. Cessation of membership in certain cases. Filling of vacancies. Proceedings of the University or the authorities or bodies of the University not invalidated by vacancies. Election Tribunal. (Chapter IV — General Provisions Governing all Authorities or Other Bodies of the University. — Sections 39-42.)