The Architects Act, 1972.
6.Terms of office and casual vacancies.-
(1) Subject to the provision s of this
section, an elected or nominated member shall hold officer for a term of three
years from the date of his election or nomination or until his successor has
been duly elected or nominated, whichever is later.
(2) An elected or nominated member may, at any time, resign his membership by
writing under his hand addressed to the President, or in his absence, to the
Vice-President, and the seat of such member shall thereupon become vacant.
(3) A member shall be deemed to have vacated his seat-
(i) if he is absent
without excuse, sufficient in the opinion of the Council, from three
consecutive ordinary meetings of the Council; or
(ii) if he ceases to
be a member of the body referred to in clause (a), clause (g) or clause (h) of
sub-section (3) of section 3 by which he was elected or nominated, as the case
may be; or
(iii) in the case
where he has been elected under clause (c) of sub-section (3) of section 3, if
the ceases to hold his appointment as the head of an institution referred to in
the said clause.
(4) casual vacancy in the Council shall be
filled by fresh election or nomination, as the case may be, and the person so
elected or nominated to fill the vacancy shall hold office only for the
remainder of the term for which the member whose place he takes was elected or
nominated.
(5) Members of the Council shall be eligible
fore re-election or re-nomination, but not exceeding three consecutive terms.