The PHARMACY ACT, 1948

THE PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA

Section 5: President and Vice-President of Central Council.

(1) The President and Vice-President of the Central Council shall be elected by the members of the said Council from among themselves. [Omitted]

(2) The President 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.