Section 5

Disqualifications for being a member of the Commission.

The Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951

  • Act 33 of 1951
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Department of Economic Affairs
About this Act

An Act to determine the qualifications requisite for appointment as members of the Finance Commission and the manner in which they shall be selected, and to prescribe their powers.

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    A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as, or for being, a member of the Commission,--
         (a) if he is of unsound mind;
         (b) if he is an undischarged insolvent;
         (c) if he has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude;
         (d) if he has such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as a member of the Commission.

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