(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish the State Consumer Protection Council and District Consumer Protection Council.
(2) The State Consumer Protection Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(i) Minister in-charge of the Consumer Affairs, Rajasthan. Chairperson
(ii) Secretary to the Government, Incharge of Consumer Affairs Department, Rajasthan Member
(iii) Registrar, State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Rajasthan Member
(iv) Secretary to the Government, Incharge of Medical and Health Department, Rajasthan Member
(v) Secretary to the Government, Incharge of Energy Department, Rajasthan Member
(vi) Secretary to the Government, Incharge of Home Department, Rajasthan Member भाग 4(ग) रारस् ाान रार-पत्र, सितम् बर 8, 2021 1353
(vii) Secretary to the Government, Incharge of Finance (Revenue) Department, Rajasthan Member
(viii) Secretary to the Government, Incharge of Public Health Engineering Department, Rajasthan Member
(ix) Director and Branch Head, Bureau of Indian Standards, Rajasthan Member
(x) Director, Information and Public Relations, Rajasthan Member
(xi) General Manager, Food Corporation of India, Rajasthan Member
(xii) State Level Coordinator, Government Oil Companies, Rajasthan Member
(xiii) Other official or non-official members, not exceeding ten, as may be nominated by the Central Government under clause (c) sub-section
(2) of section 6.
Member
(xiv) Two Members of Parliament, one from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha, nominated by the State Government.
Member
(xv) Two Legislative Assembly Members, nominated by the State Government.
Member
(xvi) Two Zila Pramukh of Zila Parishad, nominated by the State Government Member
(xvii) One Mayor of Nagar Nigam, nominated by the State Government Member
(xviii) Two representative of Voluntary Consumer Organizations, nominated by the State Government Member
(xix) Two representatives of Voluntary Organizations, nominated by the State Government Member
(xx) Two women social workers, nominated by the State Government Member
(xxi) Two representatives related to trade and commerce sector, nominated by the State Government Member
(xxii) Two eminent Medical Doctors, nominated by the State Government Member
(xxiii) Two members from the Rajasthan Bar Council, nominated by the State Government Member
(xxiv) Director , Consumer Affairs Department, Rajasthan Member Secretary
(3) The District Consumer Protection Council shall consist of the following members, namely:- 1354 रारस् ाान रार-पत्र, सितम् बर 8, 2021 भाग 4(ग)
(i) District Collector Chairperson
(ii) Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad. Vice Chairperson
(iii) Superintendent of Police/ Commissioner of Police Member
(iv) District Education Officer (Secondary) Member
(v) Registrar/ Deputy Registrar/Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies Member
(vi) District Nodal Officer (LPG and Petroleum Products), nominated by the State Level Coordinator of Government Oil companies Member
(vii) District Public Relation Officer Member
(viii) Superintendent Engineer or Executive Engineer of Electricity distribution Company concerned Member
(ix) Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department Member
(x) Commercial tax Officer Member
(xi) Legal Metrology Officer, Legal Metrology Cell, Consumer Affairs Department Member
(xii) Chief Medical and Health Officer Member
(xiii) Drug Inspector, In-charge of the District Member
(xiv) Member of Parliament of the District Member
(xv) Two Legislative Assembly Members of the representing the areas of the district, nominated by the State Government Member
(xvi) Two Pradhan of Panchayat Samiti, nominated by the State Government Member
(xvii) Chairperson of Municipality of District Head Quarter Member
(xviii) President, District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Member
(xix) Two representatives of Voluntary Consumer Organizations, nominated by the District Collector Member
(xx) Two representatives related to Trade and Commerce sector, nominated by the District Collector Member
(xxi) An Advocate from the District Bar Association, nominated by the State Government Member भाग 4(ग) रारस् ाान रार-पत्र, सितम् बर 8, 2021 1355
(xxii) Two Women Social Worker, nominated by the District Collector Member
(xxiii) District Supply Officer for other than Divisional Head Quarters and Divisional Consumer Protection Officer for Divisional Head Quarters Member Secretary
(4) Term of the State Council and District Council shall be three years, hereinafter in these rules referred to as the Council:
Provided that the Council shall continue to function for a further period of three months or till it is reconstituted whichever is earlier.
(5) In the event of nominated member being insolvent, convicted in the criminal case or physically or mentally unable to perform his duty or misusing his power may be removed before such tenure of three years by the State Government or District Collector, as the case may be.
(6) Any nominated member may, by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the Chairperson of the Council concerned, resign from the Council.
(7) Any vacancy caused by resignation of a member or otherwise shall be filled by a fresh nomination from the same category of members by the State Government or District Collector, as the case may be.
(8) The person nominated to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of a member or otherwise shall hold office only for the period of time that the original member would have been entitled to hold office had the vacancy not occurred.