9B. (1) If, for any reason, the general election to the elective offices of an Executive Committee or Managing Board cannot be held before the expiry of its term, the Chairman of the Society, in the case of an Executive Committee, or the President, in the case of the Managing Board, shall appoint an ad hoc Executive Committee or Managing Board, as the case may be, to exercise the powers and perform the functions of such Committee or Board for a period of three months. (2) An ad hoc Executive Committee or Managing Board shall consist of such office-bearers and other members as are specified in Article 7 or Article 9, as the case may be. (3) An ad hoc Executive Committee or Managing Board shall continue to function till the general election to the elective offices of the Executive Committee or Managing Board, as the case may be, held and such general elections shall be held within three months from the date of appointment of the ad hoc Committee or Board. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1) of Article 9A, the term of the Executive Committee or Managing Board constituted after the general election mentioned in clause (3) shall be counted from the first day of January of the year in which such election is held.