(1) These ru/es may be called the Auroville Foundation Rules, 1997.
(3) They shall come tnto force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette
2. Definitions
(1) In these rules unless the context o t h e r w i s e requires:,-
(a) "Act" means the Auroville Foundation Act, 1998 (54 of 1988):
(b) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Governing Board nominated under sub-section (2) of section 11;
(c) "FAMC" means the Funds and Assets Management Committee constituted by Governing Board under sub-section (1) of section 16;
(d) "Secretary" meant the Secretary to the Foundation appointed under subsection (1) of section 15;
(e) "section" means a section of the Act;
(f) "Working Committee" means the Working Committee of the Residents' Assembly constituted under section 20;
(2) All other words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988(54 of 1988) shall have.
the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act,
3. Casual vacancies in the Governing Board--
(1) Casual vacancy of a member of the Governing Board nominated 2882 GI/97-3 2448 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: NOVEMBER 22,1997/AGRAHAYANA 1,1919 [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] under clause (I) of sub-section (I) of section 11 shall arise on account of any of the following reasons, namely:-
(a) on Ms death;
(b) on his resignation;
(c) If he has become of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
(d) If he has been adjudged as an insolvent;
(e) If he has been convicted for a criminal offence Involving moral turpitude; or
(f) If he fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Governing Board without the leave of the Chairman.
(2) Casual vacancies of the members In the Governing Board caused by any of the reasons mentioned In sub-rule (1) shall be fitted up through nomination by the Central Government.
(3) A member nominated to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office only for the unexpired period of the term of the member in whose place he is nominated.
(4) Where a member nominated to be a representative of the Central Government on the Governing Board becomes a member by reason of the office or' appointment he holds, his membership of the Governing Board shall terminate when he ceases to hold that office or appointment, as the case may be and in his vacancy, his successor in office or the appointee shall automatically become a member of the Governing Board for the unexpired period of the term of the member in whose place he holds the office or is appointed.
(5) The Governing Board shall function notwithstanding that any person who is entitled to be a member by reason of his office is not a member of the Governing Board for the time being and notwithstanding any other vacancy, whether by non-appointment or otherwise;