The terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Member.
(1) The Chairperson shall be entitled to such salary and allowances and such conditions of service in respect of leave, pension, and other matters as may from time to time, be fixed by the Central Government for a Secretary to the Government of India.
(2) The Member Secretary of the Authority shall be entitled to such salary and allowances and such conditions of service in respect of leave, pension and other matters as may be fixed by the Central Government for an Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
(3) The members appointed under clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Act shall be part-time members. They shall not be entitled for any salary and allowances under this Act except that non-official members will be entitled to sitting fees as well as TA, DA, etc. as may be fixed by the Central Government from time to time.
(4) A member appointed under clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Act shall cease to be a member if he/ she ceases to hold the office by virtue of which he/ she was appointed.
(5) The Chairperson may resign his/ her office by giving notice in writing to the Central Government and upon such resignation being accepted by the Central Government, the Chairperson shall be deemed to have vacated his/ her office.
(6) A member may resign his/ her office by a letter addressed to the Chairperson. The office of a member shall fall vacant from the date on which the resignation of such member is accepted by the Central Government or on expiry of 30 days from the date of the receipt of the resignation by the Chairperson, whichever is earlier.
(7) The Central Government may remove any member who becomes subject to disqualification under section 5 of the Act.
(8) The Central Government may also remove any member, if he/ she without the approval of the Chairperson, fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Authority.
(9) The Member Secretary shall be responsible for the implementation of the decisions arrived by the Authority or by the Committees set up by it and the discharge of the duties imposed on him/ her under the rules.
(10) The Member Secretary shall in consultation with the Chairperson, fix the date, time, place and also draw up agenda for every meeting.
(11) The Member Secretary shall have powers of general superintendence, which shall include:
(a) to grant leave to the Officers and Staff of the Authority;
(b) to exercise administrative control over all divisions and officers of the Authority;
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(c) to call for documents and record and to inspect or cause to be inspected, the accounts and places of storage or of business as required under the rules;
(d) to sanction expenditure for contingencies, supplies and services and purchase of articles required for the working of the office of the Authority;
(e) cause all important papers and matters to be presented to the Authority as early as practicable; and
(f) issue directions as to the method of carrying out the decisions of the Authority.