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[The President] [ Substituted by Act 70 of 1976, Section 4, for " An elected President " (w.e.f. 1.9.1976).] or Vice-President shall hold office as such for a term not exceeding five years and not extending beyond the expiry of his term as member of the Central Council, but subject to his being a member of the Central Council, he shall be eligible for re-election:
[Provided that if his term of office as a member of the Central Council expires before the expiry of the full term for which he is elected as President or Vice-President, he shall, if he is re-elected or re-nominated as a member of the Central Council, continue to hold office as President or Vice-President for the full term for which he is elected to such office.] [ Added by Act 70 of 1976, Section 4 (w.e.f. 1.9.1976).]