4. Term of office of members. -(1) (a) A member (other than an ex-officio member) shall, unless he resigns his office or dies or otherwise vacates his office at an earlier date, hold office for a period not exceeding three years as may be specified by the Central Government in each case while making the appointment, from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of the notification appointing him as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Central Advisory Committee, as the case may be, and shall be eligible for reappointment;
Provided that an outgoing member shall continue in office until the appointment of his successor is notified in the Official Gazette.
(b) An ex-officio member shall hold office during the pleasure of the Central Government.
(2) A member appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for as long as the member whose place he fills would have been entitled to hold office if the vacancy had not occurred.
(3) If a member is unable to attend a meeting of the Central Advisory Committee or the Advisory Committee, then, in the case of a member appointed under sub-clause (iv) or sub-clause (v) of Cl. (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 or under sub-clause (v) or sub-clause (vi) of Cl. (a) of sub-rule (2) of that rule, the Central Government may, in consultation with represented by him in the Central Advisory Committee or the Advisory Committee, as the case may be, depute a member in his place to attend the meeting, and in other cases may nominate a substitute in his place to attend the meeting and such deputed or nominated member shall have all rights of a member in respect of that meeting.
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