(i) A Local Relief Committee to be constituted by the Central Relief Committee for any area under Section 5 shall comprise of not less than eight members and not more than 12 members inclusive of the Chairman.
(ii) The term of office of the members of the Committee shall be for three years .Provided that if a member of the Committee absents himself without permission of the Committee for two consecutive meetings of the Committee, he shall cease to be a member.
(iii) Any casual vacancy occurring before the expiry of a term shall be filled up, as far as possible, on the same considerations as are applicable to the Central Relief Committee.
6. Any vacancy occurring in the Central Relief Committee or Local Relief Committee on account of absence of the member for two consecutive meetings without permission of the Committee shall be filled up as it were a casual vacancy.
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7. Functions and Powers- The functions to be performed and the powers to be exercised by the Central Relief Committee and the Chairman shall include the following :-
(i) Making recommendations to the Government to apply the provisions of the Act to any specified area {Section 1(3) proviso}.
(ii) Issuing licenses to religious mendicants or giving permission for collecting subscriptions for any public institutions or for public good {Section 2 (2) proviso}.
(iii) Constituting Local Relief Committees for specified areas to administer relief under its control (Section 5).
(iv) Establishing receiving and Relief Centres or declaring any Institution as such (Sections 7&8)
(v) Providing for proper management of receiving and Relief Centres and for the care and discipline of the inmates therein either under its direct control, or through, Local Relief Committees (section 6&9).
(vi) Determining the strength of the Establishment to be entertained and sanctioned by the Government.
(vii) Sanctioning the staff required for Local Relief Committees.
(viii) Arranging for collection of donations and subscriptions to the Central Relief Fund (Section 30).
(ix) Allotting grants to Local Relief Committee from the Central Relief Fund wherever possible.
(x) Considering the Budget to be submitted to the Government for approval(Section 36).
(xi) Approving the administration report and the annual accounts of receipts and expenditure to be submitted to the Government, after the close of the year (Sections 36 &37).
(xii) Considering audit and inspection reports (Section 36).
(xiii) Constituting a Board of Appeal consisting of three members selected from among its members to hear appeal against the orders of the Chairman of a Local Relief Committee.