¹[11. (1) The Council shall, at a meeting specially called for the purpose, elect from amongst its members the following honorary office-bearers, namely :-(a) a President ; (b) two Vice-Presidents ;(c) a Secretary ;(d) a Treasurer. (2) If the Council fails to elect any of the office-bearers within one month of the election of its members mentioned in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 9 or, as the case may be, within one month of the expiry of the term of an office-bearer, the Government may appoint any of the members of the Council to fill in the vacancy, and the office-bearer so appointed shall be deemed to have been duly elected by the Council on the date of such appointment. (3) The President shall be the chief executive of the Council. (4) Save as provided in sub-section (5) an office-bearer shall, subject to his being a member of the Council, hold his office for a period of one year from the date on which he is elected or deemed to have been elected. (5) Notwithstanding the expiry of the term of his office under sub-section (4), an office-bearer shall continue to perform his function until his successor is elected or deemed to have been elected. (6) Where a vacancy occurs in the office of an office-bearer because of his resignation or ceasing to be a member of the Council, the Council shall elect another office-bearer to fill the vacancy within one month from the date the vacancy occurs. (7) If the Council fails to elect a new office-bearer as provided in sub-section (6), the Government may appoint any of the members of the Council of fill the vacancy, and the office-bearer so appointed shall be deemed to have been duly elected by the Council on the date of such appointment. ]