Legal Document View

Unlock Advanced Research with PRISMAI

- Know your Kanoon - Doc Gen Hub - Counter Argument - Case Predict AI - Talk with IK Doc - ...
Upgrade to Premium
[Cites 0, Cited by 3] [Entire Act]

Union of India - Section

Section 5 in The Oil And Natural Gas Commission Act, 1959

5. Term of office and conditions of service of members.

(1)Term of office and conditions of service of members. The term of office and conditions of service of the chairman and other members shall be such as may be prescribed:[Provided that the Central Government may-
(a)terminate the appointment of any whole-time member, who is not a servant of the Government, after giving him notice for a period of not less than three months or in lieu thereof on payment of an amount equal to his salary and allowances, if any, for a period of three months;
(b)terminate the appointment of any part-time member who is not a servant of the Government after giving him notice for such period as may be prescribed; and
(c)terminate at any time the appointment of any member who is servant of the Government.]
(2)Any member may resign his office by giving notice in writing [for such period as may be prescribed,] [Inserted by Act 17 of 1981, Section 2] to the Central Government, and on such resignation being notified in the Official Gazette by that Government, shall be deemed to have vacated his office.
(3)A casual vacancy created by the resignation of a member under sub-section (2) or for any other reason may be filled by fresh appointment,