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(1) The Council shall consist of:— (a) the Minister-in-charge of Library Services who shall be the Chairman of the Council; (b) four persons to be elected by the members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from amongst themselves; (c) four persons to be nominated by the Government representing the interests of Universities, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education from amongst their members; 338 The West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979. XXXIX of 1979.] (Chapter II.—The State Library Council.—Section 5.) (d) two representatives of the Bengal Library Association to be nominated by the Executive Committee of the said Association from amongst its constituted members; (e) one representative of the employees of the libraries that will come under the purview of this Act to be elected in the member prescribed; (f) two persons elected by the Local Library Authorities from amongst the members of such authorities in the manner prescribed; (g) one District Library Officer to be nominated by the Government; (h) one District Librarian to be nominated by the Government; (i) the Secretary to the Government in the Education Department or his nominee; (j) the Director of Public Instruction, West Bengal or his nominee; (k) four persons to be nominated by the Government who in its opinion are experts in library science and library service; (1) the Deputy Director of Public Instruction (Social Education), West Bengal; (m) the Director of Information and Cultural Affairs or his nominee; (n) the Librarian, Central Library; (0) the Librarian of the National Library, Calcutta; (p) the Director who shall be the ex-officio Member-Secretary of the Council. (2) The members, other than the ex-officio members, shall hold office for a period of three years: Provided that if a nominated or an elected member ceases to hold the position by virtue of which he was so nominated or elected, he shall automatically cease to be a member of the Council.