Removal of members

(1) [Central Government] may, by notification, remove the Vice-Chairman or any member of a Board if he— (a) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting as a member of the Board; (b) is declared insolvent; (c) is convicted of any such offence or is subjected by a criminal court to any such order as in the opinion of the [Central Government] implies a defect of character which unfit him to continue to be a Vice-Chairman or member of the Board; provided that before the [Central Government] notifies the removal of a member under this sub-section, the reason for his proposed removal shall be communicated to the member concerned and he shall be given an opportunity of tendering an explanation in writing; (d) without excuse, sufficient in the opinion of the [Central Government], is absent, without the consent of the Board, from more than four consecutive meetings of the Board. (2) The [Central Government] may fix a period during which any person so removed under clause (b) or (c) of sub-section (1) of this section shall not be eligible for re-appointment.