five years from the date he enters upon his office;
Provided that the Chairperson or other Member in the Central Commission
or the State Commission shall not be eligible for re-appointment in the same
capacity as the Chairperson or a Member in that Commission in which he had
earlier held office as such :
Provided further that no Chairperson or Member shall hold office as such after
he has attained the age of sixty-five years.
(2) The salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service
of the Chairperson and Members shall be such as may be prescribed by the
Appropriate Government.
Provided that the salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of
service of the Members, shall not be varied to their disadvantage after
appointment.
(3) Every Member shall, before entering upon his office, make and
subscribe to an oath of office and secrecy in such form and in such manner and
before such authority as may be prescribed.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a Member
may-
(a) Relinquish his office by giving in writing to the Appropriate
Government a notice of not less than three months; or
(b) be removed from his office in accordance with the provisions of
section 90.
(5) Any member ceasing to hold office as such shall –
(a) not accept any commercial employment for a period of two years
from the date he ceases to hold such office; and
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(b) not represent any person before the Central Commission or any
State Commission in any manner.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this sub-section "commercial
employmentº means employment in any capacity in any organisation which has
been a party to the proceedings before the Appropriate Commission or employment
in any capacity under, or agency of, a person engaged in trading, commercial,
industrial or financial business in electricity industry and includes a director of a
company or partner of a firm or setting up practice either independently or as
partner of a firm or as an advisor or a consultant.
Removal of
member.
Section 89 • The Electricity Act 2003
Section 89. (1) The Chairperson or other Member shall hold office for a term of
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Section 89
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