Vacancy in Committee

(1) A member of the Committee shall vacate his seat if he– (a) ceases to be a producer or the attorney, manager or accredited agent of a producer; (b) is absent from three consecutive meetings of the without leave of the (c) resigns or is removed from the Committee under the provisions of sub-section (2). (2) A member of the Committee may at any time be removed from office by a majority of two-thirds of the 22 members present and entitled to vote at a special general (3) The Committee may fill any vacancy among its members caused by death, resignation, illness, absence from the country or inability to act, by a temporary appointment from among the members of the Association until an appointment has been made by the Association in general (4) The proceedings of the Committee shall not be invalidated by reason of any temporary vacancy or vacancies in the body of members composing the Committee and notwithstanding any such vacancy the Committee shall, subject to the existence of a quorum, be deemed to be properly constituted. (5) The Committee shall annually elect from amongst its members a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson. (6) The Committee shall, subject to the approval of the Board, appoint a General Manager of the Association who shall be the chief executive officer of the Association and shall be charged with the general supervision of the affairs and operations thereof and shall be entitled to be present at all meetings of the Committee.