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Term of office of members of the General Council.—(1) The term of office of the members of the General Council shall, subject to the provisions of sub-clauses (2) and (3), be five years: Provided that the term of the first General Council shall be six years. (2) Where a member of the General Council becomes such member by reason 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membership shall terminate when he ceases to hold such office or appointment or, as the case may be, his nomination is withdrawn or cancelled.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 if he resigns, or becomes of unsound mind, or becomes insolvent, or is convicted of a criminal offence involving moral turpitude, or if a member, other than the Vice-Chancellor, accepts a full time appointment in the University. (4) A member of the General Council may resign his office by a letter addressed to the Chancellor, and such resignation shall take effect as soon as it is accepted by the Chancellor. (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 make the same and the person so appointed or nominated shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed or nominated could have held office if the vacancy had not occurred.