Section 7: Term of office, salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority.

The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006Central Act · Act 34 of 2006

(1) The Chairperson and the members other than ex officio Members shall hold office for a term of three years from the date on which they enter upon their offices, and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further period of three years:

[Provided that the Chairperson shall not hold office as such after he has attained the age of sixty-five years.]

(2) The salary and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and Members other than ex officio Members shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

(3) The Chairperson and every Member shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe to an oath of office and of secrecy in such form and in such manner and before such authority as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section the Chairperson or any Member may

(a) relinquish his office by giving in writing to the Central Government a notice of not less than three months; or

(b) be removed from his office in accordance with the provisions of section 8.

(5) The Chairperson or any Member ceasing to hold office as such shall not represent any person before the Food Authority or any State Authority in any manner.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
Section	7
Marginal note	Term of office, salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of Food Authority.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Subs.by Act 13 of 2008. . Subs.by Act 13 of 2008, s. 4, for the proviso (w.e.f. 7-2-2008).

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