(1) No person shall be chosen as, or continue to be, a member of a Board if he—
(a) is a salaried officer of the Board; or
(b) is or at any time has been adjudged insolvent; or
(c) is found to be a lunatic or of unsound mind; or
(d) is or has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude; or
(e) is an employer, or a representative of an employer, who is a defaulter in paying contribution under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, or the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, or the West Bengal Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1974.
(2) The State Government may remove from office any member of a Board if he—
(a) is or has become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in sub-section (1); or
(b) is absent without leave of the Board in more than three consecutive meetings of the Board.
(3) Where, in the opinion of the State Government, any person nominated to represent the employers or the unprotected workers on a Board has ceased to represent such employers or workers, the State Government may by notification declare that with effect from such date as may be specified therein such person shall cease to be a member of the Board.
Disqualifications and removal.
12. Any member of a Board may at any time resign his office by Resignation writing under his hand addressed to the State Government, and his office of office by member.
shall, on acceptance of the resignation, become vacant.
13. In the event of any vacancy occurring in the office of a member Filling up of of a Board by reason of death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the vacancies.
Board shall forthwith report the vacancy to the State Government, and the vacancy shall be filled, not later than ninety days from the date of occurrence of the vacancy, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and the member nominated to fill the vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the member in whose place he is so nominated:
Provided that pending the filling up of any such vacancy, the Board shall continue to exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred and imposed on it by or under this Act or a scheme, as if no vacancy has occurred.
493 The West Bengal Mazdoor, Tindal, Loader, Godownman and Other Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1981.
[West Ben. Act (Sections 14-16.)
Acts or proceedings 01- Board not to he invalidated.
Recovery of monies due to Board.
Advisory Committee.
14. No act or proceeding shall be called in question or invalidated merely by reason of any vacancy in the Board or any defect, initial or subsequent, in the constitution of the Board.