Term of office and conditions of service of members

Term of office and conditions of service of members.-

1. (1) Subject to the pleasure of the Government and the provisions of section 6, the Chairman and other members of the Authority shall hold office for a period of three years from the date on which they assume office and shall be eligible for reappointment under such conditions as may be prescribed : Provided that the term of office of the representative of the local authority shall come to an end when he ceases to be a councillor or when the local authority is superseded.
2. (2) The other conditions of service of members shall be such as may be prescribed.
3. (3) Any member other than an ex-officio member may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Government but shall continue in office till his resignation is accepted by the Government.
4. (4) A casual vacancy by resignation of a member or otherwise may be filled by fresh appointment or nomination and the person so appointed or nominated shall hold office for the remaining period for which the member in whose place he was appointed or nominated would have held office.
5. (5) No act or proceeding of the Authority shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy in or defect in the constitution or reconstitution of the Authority.