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7(1)The members of a conservation board shall elect, from amongst their members, both a chairman and a deputy chairman of the board.
(2)Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), the chairman and deputy chairman of a conservation board shall be elected for a period not exceeding one year; but a person so elected shall, on ceasing to hold office at the end of his term of office as chairman or deputy chairman, be eligible for re-election.
(3)A person shall cease to hold office as chairman or deputy chairman of a conservation board if he ceases to be a member of the board.
(4)Where a vacancy occurs in the office of chairman or deputy chairman of a conservation board, it shall be the duty of the members of that board to secure that the vacancy is filled as soon as possible.