Disqualifications for members of Tribunal and National Industrial Tribunal.

No person shall be appointed to, or continue in, the office of the member of a Tribunal or National Industrial Tribunal, respectively, if---

1. (a) he is not an independent person; or
2. (b) he has attained the age of sixty-five years. Explanation.--- For the purposes of this section "independent person" means a person who is unconnected with the industrial dispute referred to a Tribunal or National Industrial Tribunal or with any industry directly affected by such dispute.