(1) The Corporation shall consist of the following members, namely:—
(a) Minister-in-charge, Law and Judicial Department, ex officio Chairperson;
(b) the Secretary, Judicial Department, Government of West Bengal, ex officio;
(c) the Secretary or an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary, Law Department, Government of West Bengal, etc officio;
(d) the Legal Remembrancer, Government of West Bengal, ex officio;
(e) the Managing Director of the Corporation;
(f) such number of other members, not exceeding five, as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.
(2) The State Government shall appoint, if it thinks fit, one of the members as the Vice-Chairperson of the Corporation.
(3) The term of office, and the manner of filling casual vacancies in the offices, of the members of the Corporation shall be such as may be prescribed.
5. A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of the Corporation—
(a) if he is a lunatic or a person of unsound mind, or
(b) if he has been adjudged insolvent, or
(c) if he has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude, or
(d) if he has any financial interest in any work undertaken by the Corporation for execution.
PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, APRIL 25, 2012 3 The West Bengal Advocates Welfare Corporation Act, 2012.
(Sections 6-11.)
Validity of acts and proceedings.
Transaction of business.
Managing Director, Chief Accounts Officer and other staff.
6. No act or proceeding of the Corporation shall be invalid by reason only of the existence or any vacancy amongst its members of any defect in the constitution thereof.