(1) A resident member nominated to the Residents Advisory Council may be removed by the Chairperson after approval of the Authority, if he,-
(a) fails to attend, for whatsoever reason, three consecutive meetings of the Residents Advisory Council;
(b) has given a declaration under section 14 of the Act which is proved to be false or untrue;
(c) has so abused his membership as to render his continuance as resident m ember prejudicial to public interest;
(d) has been guilty of proved misconduct or moral turpitude; or
(e) has been guilty of proved conflict of interest while serving in the Residents Advisory Council.
(2) A resident member who has been nominated to represent a particular category, shall cease to be a resident member as soon as practicable if he ceases to satisfy the conditions under these rules for representing that category.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in sub-rule (1), the resident member shall be removed on the grounds specified in clause (b) to (e) of sub-rule (1), only after an inquiry is made in this behalf by the Chief Executive Officer, in which such resident member has been informed of the charges against him and given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges.
(4) In the event of inquiry instituted under sub-section (3), the Chairperson may suspend such resident member against whom an inquiry has been instituted, if it consider necessary in public interest.
Removal of resident member.