(1) The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and every member shall hold office for such period not exceeding five years.
(2) The Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and every member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the State Government, resign from the office of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and member, as the case may be.
(3) The State Government shall remove a person from the office of the Chaixperson, the Vice-Chairperson or a member, if such person—
(a) becomes an undischarged insolvent;
(b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude;
(c) becomes an unsound mind and so declared by a competent court;
(d) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting;
(e) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Council, absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council;
(f) has, in the opinion of the State Government, so abused the position of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or member as to render that person's continuance in office detrimental to the public interest:
Provided that no person shall be removed under these clauses until such person has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(4) A vacancy caused due to removal of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or member for any of the grounds mentioned in sub-section (3), shall be filled by fresh nomination and a person so nominated shall hold office for the un-expired period of the term for which his predecessors in office would have held office if such vacancy had not arisen.
5. For attending a meeting of the Council, the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and other members shall be entitled to travelling and sitting allowances at such rate as may be specified in the regulations made by the Council.
Allowances.
4 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 [PART III The West Bengal Scheduled Castes Advisory Council Act, 2017.
(Chapter 11.—West Bengal Scheduled Castes Advisory Council.—Sections 6-8.— Chapter III.—Functions and Powers of Council.—Section 9.)
Functions and Powers of Council.
6. The Backward Classes Welfare and Tribal Development Directorate shall provide the secretarial support to the Council for its functioning.
7. No act or proceedings of the Council shall be invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Council.