law: Pharmacy Act, 1948 
  23. President an Vice-President of State Council
  (1) The President and
  
  Vice-President of the State Council shall be elected by the members from
  
  amongst themselves :
  Provided that for five years
  
  from the first constitution of the State Council the President shall be a
  
  person nominated by the State Government who shall hold office at the pleasure
  
  of the State Government and where he is not already a member, shall be a member
  
  of the State Council in addition to the members referred to in section 19 or
  
  section 21, as the case may be.
  (2) 47[The
  
  president] or Vice-President shall hold office as such for a term not exceeding
  
  five years and not extending beyond the expiry of his term as a member of the
  
  State Council, but subject to his being a member of the State Council, he shall
  
  be eligible for re-election :
   48  [Provided that
  
  if his term of office as a member of the State Council expires before the
  
  expiry of the full term of which he is elected a President or Vice-President,
  
  he shall, if he is re-elected or re-nominated as a member of the State Council,
  
  continue to hold office for the full term for which is elected as President or
  
  Vice-President.]