(1) If, at any time, - a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of a market committee by reason of the nonacceptance of office by a person appointed as such member or by the removal, death or resignation of such member before the expiry of his term of office, the vacancy shall be filled in by a fresh appointment of a person belonging to the class which such member represented.
(2) Every such person shall hold office so long only as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office if the vacancy had not occurred.
15. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, remove any member of a market committee from his office as such, if such member has, in the opinion of the State Government, been guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty or become disqualified within .the meaning of section 12:
Provided that before issuing any such notification in respect of any member of a market committee the State Government shall communicate to him in writing the reasons for the proposed removal and shall give him an opportunity of making his representation, if any, against such removal.
16. No action of a market committee shall be called in Validity of question merely by reason of the existence of any vacancy action of in, or any defect in the constitution of, the market committed a market at the time of taking such action.
Casual vacancy.
Removal of member.
17. A market committee may, for the purpose of carry- Staff of ing out its functions under this Act, employ such officers and market other employees on such pay and allowances and on such committee.
terms and conditions as may be prescribed :
Provided that no member of a market committee shall be appointed to be an employee thereof.