(1) If at any time it appears to the Government that the Chairman has shown himself to be unsuitable for his office or has been guilty of any misconduct or neglect which renders his removal expedient, they may notification, remove the Chairman from office.
(2) The Government may, by notification, remover any non-official members from office-
(a) If he has, without the permission of the Board, been absent for more than three consecutive meeting of the Board, or
(b) if he has been absent from the of the Board for any period exceeding that permitted under section 10, or
(c) if he being a legal practitioner, acts or appears on behalf of any person other than the Board in any civil criminal or other legal proceedings in which the Board is interested, either as a party or otherwise, or
(d) if he, in the opinion of the Government contravened the provisions of section 14, or
(e) if he has , in the opinion of the Government, is unsuitable or has become incapable of acting as a member, or has so abused his position as a member as to render his continuance as such member detrimental to the public interest.
(3) A non-official member removed under any of the provisions of clauses (a) to (c) of sub-section
(2) shall be disqualified for appointment as a member for a Period of three years from the date of his removal unless otherwise ordered by the Government.
(4) A non-official member removed under clause (e) of sub- section (2) shall not be eligible for reappointment until he is declared by an order of the Governed to be no longer eligible,
(10) Filling of casual vacancies in certain case.- if any member other than the ex-officio member is permitted by the Board to absent himself from its meeting for a period exceeding six months, or if any such member dies, resigns his office, or is removed from office under section 9, the vacancy shall be filled within two months by a fresh appointment and any person appointed to fill such vacancy shall enter upon office forthwith but shall hold office only so long as the vacancy lasts in case of absence, and for the unexpired portion of the term of office in other cases:
Provided that the person so appointed is eligible for being appointed as a member to the provisions of section 4 of the Act and is not disqualified under: - section 5.
CHAPTER III CONDUCT OF BUSINESS OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES.
11. (1) The Board and the Executive Committee shall meet at such times and places and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to transaction to business at its meetings as may be provided by reregulation made under this Act.
(2) All questions at a meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members presents, and in the case of equality of votes, the Chairman or in his absence, any other person presiding, shall have a second or casting vote.
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(3) If any reason the Chairman of the Board or the Chairman of the Executive Committee is unable to attend any meeting of the Board or, as the case may be, of the Executive Committee - -
(a) in the case of the meeting of the Board, a Director, not being the Managing Director, authorised by the Chairman of the Board in writing, shall preside at such meeting but if the Director so authorised is absent or if no such authorisation has been made, the Board may elect a Director to preside at that meeting, and
(b) in the case of the meeting of the Executive Committee a member authorised in writing by the Chairman of the t Committee shall president at the meeting but if the member so authorised is absent or if no such authorisation has been made , the Committee may elect any of its members to president at that meeting.
11A. (i) Subject to such general or special directions as the Board may from time to time give, the Executive Committee may deal with any matter within the competence of the Board.
(ii) The minutes of every meeting of the Executive shall be laid before the Board at the next following meeting of the Board.