(1) Not more than thirty nor less than ten days before the expiration by effluxion of time of the term of office of the first or any subsequent Chairman, the ordinary Commissioners shall elect an eligible person willing to act to become and be the Chairman upon such expiration, and shall immediately after such election communicate to the Minister the name of the person so elected.
(2) If and whenever the ordinary Commissioners on any occasion on which they are required by the foregoing sub-section to elect a person to become and be the Chairman fail to elect within the time therein limited an eligible person willing to act in that behalf they shall within the said time and from time to time thereafter appoint an ordinary Commissioner who is not in the permanent service of the State to be the Chairman temporarily after the expiration of the then expiring term of office of the Chairman and pending the election or nomination under this section of a Chairman and shall within three mon