Section 48

Subject to subsection (2), any casual vacancy arising among the members of the Council elected under section 44(1)(a) or (b) or appointed under section 44(2) or 46 shall be filled by the appointment by the Council of a practising member or a non-practising member, as the case may be, and any such new member shall hold office for only the residue of his predecessor’s term of office.

Where the Council has less than 8 elected members, any casual vacancy shall be filled by a practising or non-practising member, as the case may be, to be elected by the practising or non-practising members of the Institute, as the case may be.

Any casual vacancy arising among the members of the Council appointed under section 44(1)(c) shall be filled by the appointment by the Minister of a new member in accordance with section 44(1)(c) and any such new member shall hold office for only the residue of his predecessor’s term of office.[33