(1) The Vice-chairperson and elected/ selected Member shall, save as otherwise Term of the provided in this Act, hold office for a term of 3 years from the day of assuming the· office of office or till the continuation of Market Committee, whichever is earlier. Member.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a person who is a nominated Member of Market Committee by virtue of being a representative of co- operative marketing society, agriculture/ horticulture department and Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat, as the case may be, shall cease to be such member on his ceasing to be a Member of the rnanaqinq committee of the society or Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat concerned by efflux of his term of office or otherwise, or re-nomination by the department, as the case may be .
. 21. The term of office of the Vice-Chairperson and elected Members of a Market Committee Commen shall commence on the date immediately after the expiry of the term of office of the cement of outgoing office bearer of the Market Committee or on the date of first meeting of the terms of office committee convened. of Members.
22. A Member of the Market Committee other than ex officio Member may resign from Resignation his membership in writing delivered or caused to be delivered to the Chairperson of of Members.
the Market Committee who shall acknowledge the receipt of the same and the seat . of such Member shall become vacant on the expiry of fifteen days from the date of acknowledgement of resignation unless within such period such Member withdraws · his resignation in writing addressed to the Chairperson.
The Vice-Chairperson may resign from their office at any time in writing addressed to the Minister, in-charge of agricultural marketing committee and the Chairperson respectively; arid the office shall become vacant on the expiry of fifteen clear days from the date of such resignation, unless within the said period of fifteen days they withdraw the resignation in writing addressed to the Minister, in-charge of agricultural Marketing committee or Chairperson, as the case may be .
Subject to the Rules made in this behalf, every .Chairperson and every Vice Cbairperson or officiating as Chairperson/ Vice Chairperson, who absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the committee, without leave of the Minister ,in-charge of agricultural marketing committee, shall cease to be the Chairperson on and from the date on which the such third meeting is held.
(2) Subject to the provisions. of sub-section (1 ), every Vice- Chairperson, . who absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the committee, without leave of the Chairperson, shall cease to be the Vice-Chairperson on and from the date on which the such third meeting is held.