24.¹ [***]

Note:

1. Section 24 omitted by the Finance Act, 2017, w.e.f. 26-5-2017. Prior to its omission, said section read as under :

"24. Vacancies.—If, for reason other than temporary absence, any vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairperson or a Member, the Central Government shall appoint another person in accordance with the provisions of this Act to fill the vacancy and the proceedings may be continued before the Appellate Tribunal from the stage at which the vacancy is filled."