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(7) A retiring member shall be eligible for re-appointment:
Provided that no member shall hold office for a period `exceeding` six years in the aggregate and on the expiry of such period he shall cease to be a member.
`Cmditions 6.` (1) The Chairman shall be a whole-time officer and `shall` be `BE service` - ,f,,,- paid such salary as the Central Government mag think fit; and the Sers. other members shall receive such allowances or fees for attending the meetings of the Council, as may be prescribed.
(5) A casual vacaQcy arising under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) or sub-section ($1 or otherwise shall be filled by fresh qpointment and a member so appointed shall hold office for the remain-.ing period for which the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.
(6) Evev fresh appointment to fill a casual vacancy or `a` vacanoy caused bv the retirement of a member shall be made from the s m e ' cat&gmj+ of persans t o `whTehh'6heVik~ffibkr:in` wH$#&~$15c&'t~e".~PPO~t:: r~1mt'.%~Vo r.b&* m%de beluhged,' and k'vdiy `'kde'tii'f~~pbi~izl'6~t~` k?iall `be` r '-:>=Jii " 8 ~ tfih barme -authority by whicH arld''In Ckec'.sa& 'Manher in
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(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (I), the conditions of service of members shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) It is hereby declared that the office of a member of the-Council shall not disqualify its holder for being chosen as, or for being, `a` member of either House of Parliament.
Meeting 7. The Council shall meet at such times qnd pJaces and shall `cri` the observe such rules of procedure in regard to the ,transaction of busiCok~ncil. ness at its meetings as may be provided by regulations made under this Act.
5. (1) Save as otherwise provided tin this- section; the Oh-hirman Teun of and other members shall hold office for a period of three years. d i c e and
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r - , - (2y Wl!ie+e4 a persbh chos'en hs a member uddk ciadse (a) or ,:A, '<'d~&?~e' (6)''ofh $~$~&cfiok (3) ' of Se&foh 4 is &e&5b'+&di'flhder th'g pro*"~i8ns'6f's~b-~dddibn (1) of'se8dion 13, h e shall'&ease to' be' a member of the Council.
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, (3) The term of office of a member chosen under clause (d) of ~ulj<s$@n (3) of section 4 shall come to an end as soon as he ceases tc'be a member of the House from which he was ekiosen.
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4)"IW'~h~iirrnaiay resign his office by gieiing notice in writ- n to the Central Government and any oth'er merhber mhy `resign` his office by giving notice in writing to the Chairman; and upon such resignation being accepted by the Central Government or, as the ca"se'm6 be, the Chairman, he shall be deemed to have vacated his - o#ce.
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Source: India Code