Vidhi Codex

section 13

Disqualification for office of members, etc.

The Bihar Regional Development Authority Act, 1974
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  1. (1) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as, or for being, a member of the Authority if he-(a) has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which in the opinion of the State Government involves moral turpitude; or (b) is an undischarged insolvent; or (c) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or (d) holds, except as provided in rules made in this behalf, any office of profit under the Authority; or (e) has, directly or indirectly by himself or by any partner, employer or employee, any share or interest in any contract or employment with, by or on behalf of the Authority; or (f) is a director, or a secretary, manager or other salaried officer of any incorporated company which has any share or interest in any contract or employment with, by or on behalf of the Authority.
  2. (2) A person shall not be disqualified under clause (e) or (f) of sub-section (1) by reason only of his or the company of which he is a director, secretary, manager or other salaried officer, having a share or interest in-(a) any sale, purchase, lease or exchange of immovable property or any agreement for the same; (b) any agreement for loan of money or any security for payment of money only; (c) any newspaper in which any advertisement relating to the affairs of the Authority is published; (d) the occasional sale to the Authority, up to a value not exceeding Rs. 2,000 in any one year, of any article in which he or the company regularly trades.
  3. (3) If a member of the Authority becomes subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section (1), his seat shall become vacant.
  4. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or (2), the State Government may remove any member from his office if he-(a) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting or acts in a manner which the State Government considers to be prejudicial to the interests of the Authority; (b) is failing to attend three consecutive meetings of the Authority without the permission of the Authority.

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