The State Security Commission

STATE SECURITY COMMISSION, POLICE ESTABLISHMENT BOARD AND POLICE COMPLAINTS AUTHORITY

The State Security Commission.--(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette constitute a State Security Commission for the purpose of exercising such functions and discharging such duties as may be assigned to the Commission under this Act.

1. (2) The Commission shall consists of the following members, namely:--
   • (i) The Minister in-charge of Home Department who shall be the Chairman;
   • (ii) The Minister in-charge of Law;
   • (iii) The Leader of Opposition;
   • (iv) The Chief Secretary-- ex-officio;
   • (v) The Secretary to Government, Home Department -- ex-officio;
   • (vi) The Director General of Police-- ex-officio;
   • (vii) Three non-official members, who shall be persons of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in law and order administration, human rights, law, social service, management of public administration, nominated by the Governor.
2. (3) The Director General of Police shall be the Secretary of the Commission.
3. (4) Every member nominated under clause
   • (vii) of sub-section (2), shall unless their seats become vacant earlier by resignation, death or otherwise, hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible for re-nomination.
4. (5) If a non-official member of the Commission is absent without sufficient cause for more than three consecutive meetings thereof, the Chairman of the Commission may, remove such member from the membership of the Commission: Provided that no member shall be removed under the provisions of this sub-section except after giving him a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against such removal.
5. (6) Any non-official member of the Commission, may resign his office by giving notice in writing, of his intention so to do, to the Chairman, and on such resignation being accepted, he shall be deemed to have vacated his office.
6. (7) The Commission shall regulate its own procedure and the conduct of the business to be transacted by it.
7. (8) The fees and allowances payable to the nominated members of the State Security Commission and their conditions of service shall be such as may be prescribed.