(l) For the purpo:;,e of associating people with the administration of educa tion and to preserve and stimulate local interest in educational aftairs, the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, establish Local Educational Authorities to exercise jurisdiction in any local area specified in such notification.
(2) Each Local Educational Authority shall consist of the following seven members:-
(a) the District Educational Officer having jurisdiction in the local area-ex officio member;
(b) one member elected by the managers of aided schools in the local area from among themselves;
(c) one member elected by the graduate teachers of Government and aided schoc.ls in the local area from among ~emselves5 56
(d) one member elected by the non-graduate teachers of Government and aided schools in the local area from among themselves;
(e) one member elected by the Panchayats and Municipal Councils or Corporation in the local area; and
(f) two members, being persons who have experience in education, nominated by the Government
(3) The Government shall nominate one of the members to be the pre~ident of the Local Educational Authority.
(4) The term of office of the members other than the ex officio member shall be three years commencing from the date on which the first meeting of the Local Educational Authority Is held.
(5) An outgoing member shall continue in office until the election or nomination, as the case may be, of his successor.
(6) The election of members to the Local Educational Authority shall be conducted in such manner as may be pres cribed, ('l) Any person elected or nominated to fill a vacancy occur ring in the office of a member previous to the expiry of his term of office shall hold office only so long as the member in whose vacancy he is elected or nominated would have held office if the vacancy had not occurred. .k..
(8) It shall be lawful for the Local Educational Authority to exercise its powers under this Act notwithstanding any vacancy in the Authority,