(1) Every non-official member of the Authority shall hold his office for a term not exceeding three years at a time from the date of publication of his appointment in the official Gazette.
(2) Every non-official member attending the meeting of the Authority shall be entitled to sitting allowance, travelling expenses, daily allowance and such other allowances as are applicable to nonofficial member of commissions and committees of the Central Government attending the meeting (s) of such Commissions or Committees.
7. Filling up of vacancies of non-official members
(1) A non-official member of the Authority may resign his office at any time by giving in writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government and the seat of that member in the Authority shall become vacant.
(2) A casual vacancy of a non-official member in the Authority shall be filled up by a fresh nomination and the person nominated to fill the vacancy shall hold office only for the remainder of the term of the member in whose place he was nominated.
8. Removal of the members of the Authority.
No member of the Authority shall be removed from his office on any ground specified in section 11, without a due and proper enquiry by an officer not below the rank of a Secretary to the Government of India appointed by the Central Government and without giving such member a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
9. Secretary of the Authority
(1) The Authority shall appoint a Secretary to it.
(2) The terms and conditions of the appointment of the Secretary shall be determined by the Authority by regulation.
(3) The Secretary shall be responsible for co-coordinating and convening the meetings of the Authority, maintenance of the records of the proceedings of the Authority and such other matters as may be assigned to him by the Authority.
10. Meetings of the Authority
(1) The Authority shall meet at least four times in a year normally after a period of three months at the Head quarters of the Authority or at such place as may be decided by the Chairperson.
(2) The Chairperson shall, upon a written request from not less than five Members of the Authority or upon a direction of the Central Government, call a special meeting of the Authority.
(3) The members shall be given at least fifteen days’ notice for holding an ordinary meeting and atleast three days’ notice for holding a special meeting specifying the purpose, the time and the place at which such meeting is to be held.
(4) Every meeting shall be presided over by the Chairperson and in his absence, by a presiding officer to be elected by the members present from amongst themselves.
(5) The decision of the Authority at a meeting shall, if necessary, be taken by a simple majority of the Members present and voting and the Chairperson or in his absence, the Member presiding shall have a second or casting vote.
(6) Each member shall have one vote.
(7) The quorum at every meeting of the Authority shall be five.
(8) No Member shall be entitled to bring forward for the consideration of a meeting any matter of which he has not given ten days’ notice unless the Chairperson in his discretion permits him to do so.
(9) Notice of the meeting may be given to the Members by delivering the same by messenger or sending it by registered post to his last known place of residence or business or in such other manner as the Secretary of the Authority may, in the circumstances of the case, think fit.