Act Number: 4

Act Name: The Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005

Year: 2006

Enactment Date: 2006-01-20

Long Title: An Act to provide for the constitution of a National Commission and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights and Children's Courts for providing speedy trial of offences against children or of violation of child rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Department:

Section 19: Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.
    (1)The Chairperson and every Member shall hold office as such for a term of three years from the date on which he assumes office:
     Provided that no Chairperson or a Member shall hold the office for more than two terms:
     Provided further that no Chairperson or any other Member shall hold office as such after he has attained--
         (a) in the case of Chairperson, the age of sixty-five years; and
         (b) in the case of a Member, the age of sixty years.
     (2) The Chairperson or a Member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the State Government, resign his office at any time.
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