The News Media Law 11. A person who desires to carry out a news media industry shall obtain the industry accrediting certificate or industry licence in accord with the relevant law according to the type of industry. Chapter VI Formation of the Council and Functions and Duties 12. The Council is the sole organization which enables to freely carry out relating to the news media men in accord with the provisions contained in this Law. 13. The President of the Union shall, by notification, form the Myanmar News Media Council composed of the persons from the following organizations to enable to carry out the objectives, functions and duties contained in this Law: (a) a representative proposed by the President of the Union, one each representative proposed by the Chairman of the Pyithu Hluttaw and Chairman of the Amyotha Hluttaw as the members; (b) representatives proposed by news media men, news agencies, publishers, writers, poets, cartoonists according to the stipulated proportion; (c) representatives elected by the public societies comprising of intellectuals and intelligentsias relating to social, economics, literature and culture, legal affair, science and technology; (d) the number of council members shall be determined from a minimum of 15 persons to a maximum of 30 persons. 14. (a) The Chairman, Vice-chairmen, Secretary, Joint-secretaries of the Council shall be elected by the majority vote from among the council members. (b) The list of the council members elected under sub-section (a) shall be submitted to the President of the Union to enable to appoint and assign duty to them. 15. (a) The term of the office of a council member is three years from the date of being elected. (b) A council member shall not have the right to serve more than two consecutive terms. 16. A council member is terminated from being a council member due to any of the following causes: (a) resignation on his own volition; (b) removal of the office by the President of the Union under the recommendation of the two thirds of the council members, if any council member intentionally violates the duties and ethics to be abided by the news media men, or he is unable to perform the functions and duties of a council member efficiently, or he is unsuitable to continue to be assigned duty for any intentional breach of the terms and conditions stipulated by the Council; (c) being convicted for an offence which amounts to misconduct; (d) lunacy or death. 17. The functions and duties of the Council are as follows: Page 4 of 7