(1) The Corporation shall consist of not more than fifteen directors who shall be nominated by the State Government:
Constitution of Corporation.
Provided that not less than three directors shall be official and the remaining directors shall be non-officials who shall be nominated from amongst persons who, in the opinion of the State Government, have special knowledge or Practical experience in matters relating to agriculture, agroindustries, water development projects, finance, co-operation and socioeconomic problems of Scheduled Castes:
Provided further that not less than six non-official directors shall belong to the Scheduled Castes:
1[Provided also that the State Government shall nominate at least one woman as non-official member.]
2[(2) The State Government shall appoint one of the directors as Chairman and one of the other directors as Vice-Chairman.]
(3) The State Government shall appoint one of the official directors to be the managing director of the Corporation.
6. 3[(1)The director shall hold office during the pleasure of the State Government.]
Term of office and conditions of Appointment for director. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the terms and conditions of the appointments of the directors other than the managing director and the fees and allowances payable to them shall be such as may be prescribed.
7. On the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of a director due to death, resignation or any other reason, the same shall be filled up by the State Government in the manner provided in section 5 4[* * * * ].
Filling up casual vacancies.
8. A person shall be disqualified for being nominated as, and for being, a director, if he- Disqualifications for office of director.
(a) is, or at any time has been, adjudicated insolvent or has suspended payment of his debts or has compounded with his creditors; or
(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or XXII of 1955.
(c) is or has been, convicted of any offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude or convicted under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, or
(d) is, or has been, removed or dismissed from the service of any State Government or the Central Government or a Corporation owned or controlled by any State Government or the Central Government.
9. A director who has any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any matter coming up for consideration at a meeting of the Corporation shall, as soon as possible, after the relevant circumstances have come to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his interest at such meeting and the disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the Corporation and the director shall not take any part in any deliberation or decision of the Corporation with respect to that matter.
Director not to participate in certain cases.
1. This proviso was added by Guj. 28 of 2003, s.2.
2. Sub-section (2) was substituted by Guj. 21 of 1986. s.3(2).
3. Sub-section (1) was deemed always to have been substituted for sub-sections (1) and (2) by Guj. 1 of 1999, s.3, Sch., Sr. No. 16(1).
4. The words "and a person nominated as director to fill such vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of his predecessor" were deemed always to have been deleted, ibid., s.3, Sch. Sr. No. 16(2).
4 THE GUJARAT SCHEDULED CASTES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT, 1985. [1985 : Guj. 10 Removal and resignation of director.