(1) The State Government shall, within a period of one year from the date of coming into force of this Act, by notification, establish an Authority to be known as the West Bengal Housing Industry Regulatory Authority to exercise the powers conferred on it and to perform the functions assigned to it under this Act:
Provided that, the State Government may if it deems fit establish more than one Authority in a State:
Provided further that until the establishment of the Authority under this section, the State Government shall, by order, designate any Authority or any officer not below the rank of Secretary, as the Regulatory Authority for the purposes under this Act:
Provided also that after the establishment of the Authority, all applications, complaints or cases pending with the Regulatory Authority designated, shall stand transferred to the Authority so established and shall be heard from the stage such applications, complaints or cases are transferred.
(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal, with the power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued.
21. The Authority shall consist of a Chairperson and not less than two Members to be appointed by the State Government.
22. The Chairperson and other Members of the Authority shall be appointed by the State Government on the recommendations of a Selection Committee consisting of the Chief Justice of the High Court or his nominee, Housing Secretary and the Law Composition of Authority.
Qualifications of Chairperson and Members of Authority.
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Term of office of Chairperson and Members.
Salary and allowances payable to Chairperson and Members.
Administrative powers of Chairperson.
Removal of Chairperson and other Members from office in certain circumstances.
(Chapter V.— The Housing Industry Regulatory Authority.— Sections 23-26.)
Secretary, in such manner as may be prescribed, from amongst persons having adequate knowledge of and professional experience of at least twenty years in case of the Chairperson and fifteen years in the case of the Members in urban development, housing, real estate development, infrastructure, economics, technical expertise from relevant fields, planning, law or administration:
Provided that a person who is, or has been, in the service of the State Government shall not be appointed as the Chairperson unless such person has held the post of Additional Secretary to the Central Government or any equivalent post in the Central Government or State Government:
Provided further that a person who is, or has been, in the service of the State Government shall not be appointed as a Member unless such person has held the post of Secretary to the State Government or any equivalent post in the Central Government or State Government.