Removal of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and member

(1) A person appointed to the post of Chairman shall, subject to the provisions contained in section 15, ordinarily hold office for the entire period of his tenure unless removed from office by the Government on specific proven charges involving moral turpitude or disgraceful conduct or actions detrimental to the interest of the Board. (2) The Government may, on the recommendation of the Board and after making such further enquiry as it may think fit to make, remove the Vice-Chairman or any member of the Board or of any committee/council appointed from office, if such member has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude or has been guilty of any disgraceful conduct which in the opinion of the Board renders him unfit to be continued as a member or has acted in any manner detrimental to the aims and objectives of the Board. (3) No such removal or recommendation for removal as contained in sub-sections (1) and (2) aforesaid shall be made unless the Chairman/vice-Chairman/member to whom it relates, has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why such removal/recommendation for removal should not be made. (4) The name of any Chairman/Vice-Chairman/member who has been removed from office under sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be published by the Board in the official gazette.