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11. Removal from and vacation of office.

 

(1) The 1[Central Government] may remove from office the Governor, or a Deputy Governor or 2[any other Director or any member of a Local Board].

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4[(2) A Director nominated under clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 8 shall cease to hold office if without leave from the Central Board he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board convened under sub-section (1) of section 13.]

(3) The 5[Central Government] shall remove from office any Director and the Central Board shall remove from office any member of a Local Board, if such Director or member becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 10.

(4) A Director or member of a Local Board removed or ceasing to hold office, under the foregoing sub-sections shall not be eligible for re-appointment either as Director or as member of a Local Board until the expiry of the term for which his appointment was made.

(5) The 6[* * *] nomination 7[* * *] as Director or member of a Local Board of any person who is a member of 8[Parliament or the Legislature 9[of any State]] shall be void, unless, within two months of the date of his 10[* * *] nomination 11[* * *], he ceases to be such member, and, if any Director or member of a Local Board is elected or nominated as a member of 12[Parliament or any such Legislature], he shall cease to be a Director or member of the Local Board as from the date of such election or nomination, as the case may be.

(6) A Director may resign his office to the 13[Central Government], and a member of a Local Board may resign his office to the Central Board, and on the acceptance of the resignation the office shall become vacant.

Note:

1. Subs. by the M. O. 1937, for "G. G. in C.".

2. Subs. by Act 32 of 1951, s.6, for "any other Director" (w.e.f. 1-11-1951).

3. The proviso omitted by Act 62 of 1948, s.7 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-1-1949).

4. Subs. by s.7 and Sch., Act 62 of 1948, for the former sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 1-1-1949).

5. Subs. by the M. O. 1937, for "G. G. in C.".

6. The word "appointment" omitted by Act 62 of 1948, s.7 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-1-1949).

7. The words "or election" omitted by s.7 and Sch., Act 62 of 1948 (w.e.f. 1-1-1949).

8. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for certain words.

9. Subs. by Act 32 of 1951, s.6, for "of a Part A State or a Part C State" (w.e.f. 1-11-1951).

10. The word "appointment" omitted by Act 62 of 1948, s.7 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-1-1949).

11. The words "or election" omitted by s.7 and Sch., Act 62 of 1948 (w.e.f. 1-1-1949).

12. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "any such Legislature or Council".

13. Subs. by the M. O. 1937, for "G. G. in C.".