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Where the office of the President of a Regional House of Chiefs becomes vacant and his successor is required by an instrument made under subsection (2) of section 6 of this Act to be elected from among the members or a specified group of members-

(a) the Registrar of the Regional House of Chiefs shall notify the Electoral Commissioner in writing of the occurrence of the vacancy within fourteen days after the said occurrence,

(b) a meeting of the Regional House of Chiefs shall be convened by the Electoral Commissioner by notice published in the Local Government Bulletin,

(c) subject to subsection (3) of section 11 of this Act the meeting shall proceed to the election under the supervision of the Electoral Commissioner or any public officer authorised by him in writing, by secret ballot of the President, who shall be taken to be elected if he secures a simple majority of the votes cast,

(d) the Electoral Commissioner shall publish the result of the election in the Local Government Bulletin giving the total number of votes cast and the number cast in favour of the successful candidate.